CVE-2005-1707

N/A Unknown
Published: May 24, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/15445
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014027
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/16746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13780
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0809
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/15445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014027
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/16746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0809
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
46th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gentoo