2.1low
CVE-2005-2180
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argumen…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
- marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=112066901231154&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- pi3.int.pl /adv/gnats.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/15963 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-2180
- NVD: CVE-2005-2180
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