CVE-2005-1916 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2005-07-06

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ekg_project:ekg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-162-1	ekg and Gadu library vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00042.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112060146011122&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/ekg-06062005.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Ekg Project Ekg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-07-06T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.693Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-1916

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-07-06T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-1916

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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