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Low
CVE-2005-1751
Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9639
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15668
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15496
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014059
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13767
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A345
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/shtool-05252005.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-564.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111955937622637&w=2
Affected Vendor
shtool
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shtool
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 25th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.