CVE-2005-1707

Public Exploit

Description

The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.23%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory zataz.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0809	vdb entry
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16746	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014027	exploit vdb entry patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785
http://secunia.com/advisories/15445	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13780	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1707?: CVE-2005-1707 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1707?: To fix CVE-2005-1707, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1707 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1707 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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