CVE-2005-3885 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmpepsifile.epsi temporary file.

Published: 2005-11-29

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-916-1	New Inkscape packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3880	The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmpepsifile.epsi temporary file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-223-1	Inkscape vulnerability

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 0.00079.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=321501
http://secunia.com/advisories/16343
http://secunia.com/advisories/17882
http://secunia.com/advisories/17886
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14522
https://usn.ubuntu.com/223-1/

History

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Subscriptions

Inkscape Inkscape

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-11-29T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:24:36.519Z

Reserved: 2005-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3885

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-29T19:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3885

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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