CVE-2005-2693

Description

cvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1667	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166366	patch
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:20.cvsbug.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-756.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16765	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014857	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-802	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-806	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10835	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2693?: CVE-2005-2693 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2693?: To fix CVE-2005-2693, 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-2005-2693 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2693 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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