CVE-2005-0990

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu