CVE-2005-3341 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

DHIS tools DNS package (dhis-tools-dns) before 5.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files created by (1) register-q.sh and (2) register-p.sh.

Published: 2005-12-27

Score: 2.1 Low

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:dhis_tools:dns_package:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-928-1	New dhis-tools-dns packages fix insecure temporary file creation
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3340	DHIS tools DNS package (dhis-tools-dns) before 5.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files created by (1) register-q.sh and (2) register-p.sh.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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 0.00072.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18227
http://secunia.com/advisories/18228
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-928
http://www.osvdb.org/21934
http://www.osvdb.org/21935
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16065
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23859

History

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Subscriptions

Dhis Tools Dns Package

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-12-27T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:10:08.400Z

Reserved: 2005-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3341

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-27T23:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3341

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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