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ID CVE-2005-0990
Summary unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 03-10-2018 - 21:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE PARTIAL NONE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:20:41.672-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9613
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.
version 28
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2005:377
rpms
  • sharutils-0:4.2.1-16.2
  • sharutils-0:4.2.1-22.2
  • sharutils-debuginfo-0:4.2.1-16.2
  • sharutils-debuginfo-0:4.2.1-22.2
refmap via4
bid 12981
misc
ubuntu USN-104-1
xf sharutils-temp-file-symlink(19957)
Last major update 03-10-2018 - 21:30
Published 02-05-2005 - 04:00
Last modified 03-10-2018 - 21:30
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