CVE-2006-1695

Description

The fbgs script in the fbi package 2.01-1.4, when the TMPDIR environment variable is not defined, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files in /var/tmp/fbps-[PID].

1.2

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1281	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1068	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25729	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17436	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20166	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21459	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-13.xml	vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=361370
http://secunia.com/advisories/19559	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19766	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1695?: CVE-2006-1695 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1695?: To fix CVE-2006-1695, 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-2006-1695 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1695 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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