CVE-2005-3126 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error files.

Published: 2006-01-18

Score: 1.9 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:antiword:antiword:0.32:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:antiword:antiword:0.35:::::::*

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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
Debian DSA	DSA-945-1	New antiword packages fix insecure temporary file creation
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3126	The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/15866
http://secunia.com/advisories/18530
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-945
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16278
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0242
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24194

History

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Subscriptions

Antiword Antiword

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2006-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:57.763Z

Reserved: 2005-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3126

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3126

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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