CVE-2005-1751

Description

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

3.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory zataz.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9639	signature vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782
http://secunia.com/advisories/15668	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15496	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014059	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13767	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A345	signature vdb entry
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/shtool-05252005.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-564.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111955937622637&w=2	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1751?: CVE-2005-1751 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1751?: To fix CVE-2005-1751, 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-2005-1751 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1751 is being actively exploited. 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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