CVE-2005-1880

Public Exploit

Description

everybuddy 0.4.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file created by a system call to wget.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory org.uk Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory zataz.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014110 vendor advisory vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034422.html mailing list not applicable vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13865 vendor advisory vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94473 issue tracking exploit
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/everybuddy-06062005.txt broken link vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1880?
CVE-2005-1880 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1880?
To fix CVE-2005-1880, 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-2005-1880 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-1880 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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