CVE-2005-1740

N/A Unknown

Published: May 24, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/15471

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/16999

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17135

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18635

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/16778

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/15471