Unscored severity · published Oct 5, 2005
CVE-2005-2960
cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by vicf.in, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3137
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by vicf.in, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3137.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cfengine · Gnu
1.5; 1.5.3-4; 1.6; 1.6; 1.6.5; 2.0.0; +22 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.1; 3.1; 3.1; 3.1; 3.1; 3.1; +7 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2960
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107871
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0#38151ed821803be0
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17037/
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17038
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17040
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17142
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