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CVE-2005-4536

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filename…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 30%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/18652 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344029 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-960 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/0378 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/16434 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18656 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24380 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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