Description
CenterICQ 4.20.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gg.token.PID temporary file.
Published: 2005-07-17
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1916 CenterICQ 4.20.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gg.token.PID temporary file.
History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00084}

epss

{'score': 0.00182}


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Centericq Centericq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:35:53.507Z

Reserved: 2005-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1914

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-07-18T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-1914

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses