CVE-2005-4802

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4802
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionFlexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw source referenced an incorrect candidate number; this is the correct number to use.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Flexbackup Flexbackup All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Flexbackup Insecure Temporary File Creation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
#334350 - flexbackup: CVE-2005-4802: default config insecure temporary file creation - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1216-1 flexbackup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'flexbackup default config insecure temporary file creation' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
ZATAZ » Page non trouvée af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zataz.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Flexbackup Unsafe Temporary Files May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit
Debian update for flexbackup - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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