Description
The copy_symlink function in rsnapshot 1.2.0 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7 changes the ownership of files that a symlink points to rather than the symlink itself, which allows local users to obtain access to arbitrary files.
Published: 2005-04-12
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1067 The copy_symlink function in rsnapshot 1.2.0 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7 changes the ownership of files that a symlink points to rather than the symlink itself, which allows local users to obtain access to arbitrary files.
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Rsnapshot Filesystem Snapshot Utility
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:35:59.643Z

Reserved: 2005-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1064

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-04-10T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1064

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