CVE-2006-1279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CGI::Session 4.03-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by (1) Driver::File, (2) Driver::db_file, and possibly (3) Driver::sqlite.

Published: 2006-03-19

Score: 5.0 Medium

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:sherzod_ruzmetov:cgi_session:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1283	CGI::Session 4.03-1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by (1) Driver::File, (2) Driver::db_file, and possibly (3) Driver::sqlite.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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 0.00476.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=356555
http://secunia.com/advisories/19211
http://www.osvdb.org/23865
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17177
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0946
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25285

History

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Subscriptions

Sherzod Ruzmetov Cgi Session

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-19T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:03:28.755Z

Reserved: 2006-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1279

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-19T11:06:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-1279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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