CVE-2005-2851 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.

Published: 2005-09-08

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.6:::::::*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2852	smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00078.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/16724
http://secunia.com/advisories/17636
http://smb4k.berlios.de/
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14756

History

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Subscriptions

Smb4k Smb4k

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-08T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.460Z

Reserved: 2005-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2851

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-08T10:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2851

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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