CVE-2006-1892

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-1892
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-20 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionavast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000480000 probability, percentile 0.147370000 (date 2026-04-20)

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 1.0.5 All home All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
avast! Insecure Temporary File Creation - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason - Avast Linux Home Edition (vulnerability on a temporary folder creation) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Avast! Linux Home Edition Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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