CVE-2005-3342

Description

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

1.2

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18812	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-254-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0547	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18809	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18967	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19027	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16610	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3342?: CVE-2005-3342 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3342?: To fix CVE-2005-3342, 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-2005-3342 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3342 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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