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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-2918
The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier...
Vulnerability Description
The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.
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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680706715109&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17056
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104565
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-01.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16951
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17005
Affected Vendor
gtkdiskfree
View all reports →Affected Software
gtkdiskfree
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 15th, 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.