CVE-2005-4691

Description

imake in NetBSD before 2.0.3, NetBSD-current before 12 September 2005, certain versions of X.Org, and certain versions of XFree86 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file for the file.0 target, which is used for a pre-formatted manual page.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory netbsd.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015132	vdb entry patch
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/09/12/0043.html
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15263	vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/20731	vdb entry patch
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-009.txt.asc	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4691?: CVE-2005-4691 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4691?: To fix CVE-2005-4691, 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-2005-4691 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4691 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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