CVE-2005-2582

Public Exploit

Description

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux File Servers 5.0-5 uses world-writable permissions for the (1) log and (2) license directory, which allows local users to delete log files, append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on kavmonitor.log, or delete license keys and prevent keepup2date from properly executing.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory aerasec.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112387573811339&w=2	mailing list
ftp://ftp.aerasec.de/pub/advisories/kav4unix/kav4unix-local-root-exploit.txt	patch vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2582?: CVE-2005-2582 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2582?: To fix CVE-2005-2582, 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-2005-2582 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2582 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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