CVE-2005-2944 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-2944

The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6...

Vulnerability Description

The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt 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

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

gnome workstation command center
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.9.8

Timeline

Official Publish: September 16th, 2005
Last Modified: September 17th, 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.