CVE-2005-1740

Description

fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.54% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598	vdb entry
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/15471	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/16778	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16999	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18635	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1740?: CVE-2005-1740 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1740?: To fix CVE-2005-1740, 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-2005-1740 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1740 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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