CVE-2005-3011

N/A Unknown
Published: September 21, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17070
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17076
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17093
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17211
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18401
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23112
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014992
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015468
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014992
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

64 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
13th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

gnu

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