CVE-2005-2918 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

Published: 2005-09-15

Score: 5.0 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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gtkdiskfree:gtkdiskfree:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2005-2918	The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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 0.00683.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104565
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680706715109&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16951
http://secunia.com/advisories/17005
http://secunia.com/advisories/17056
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-01.xml
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Gtkdiskfree Gtkdiskfree

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-15T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.667Z

Reserved: 2005-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2918

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-15T20:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:15:54.163

Link: CVE-2005-2918

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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