CVE-2005-3785

Description

Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.52%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17699	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2539	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15541	vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112061

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3785?: CVE-2005-3785 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3785?: To fix CVE-2005-3785, 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-2005-3785 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3785 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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