CVE-2005-3137

Description

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107871
http://secunia.com/advisories/17040	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22489	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14994	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-836	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-198-1	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-835	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17182	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17037/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0#38151ed821803be0
http://secunia.com/advisories/17142	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17038	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:184	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3137?: CVE-2005-3137 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3137?: To fix CVE-2005-3137, 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-2005-3137 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3137 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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