CVE-2006-1892 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

Published: 2006-04-20

Score: 4.9 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:1.0.5:*:home:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1892	avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19683
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/712
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/764
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431019/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17535
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1387

History

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Subscriptions

Alwil Avast Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-20T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:27:29.407Z

Reserved: 2006-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1892

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-20T10:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-1892

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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