CVE-2005-2995

Description

bacula 1.36.3 and earlier allows local users to modify or read sensitive files via symlink attacks on (1) the temporary file used by autoconf/randpass when openssl is not available, or (2) the mtx.[PID] temporary file in mtx-changer.in.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/bacula-09192005.txt	third party advisory patch
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112721654126735&w=2	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104986	third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2995?: CVE-2005-2995 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2995?: To fix CVE-2005-2995, 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-2005-2995 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2995 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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