CVE-2005-4802

Public Exploit

Description

Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw source referenced an incorrect candidate number; this is the correct number to use.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.24%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory zataz.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112958392512513&w=2	mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334350	exploit
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/flexbackup-09192005.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1216	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17209	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23008	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015068	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4802?: CVE-2005-4802 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4802?: To fix CVE-2005-4802, 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-2005-4802 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4802 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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