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CVE-2005-1707
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.98%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.98% · top 38% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- ADV-2005-0809 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 16746 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1014027 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91785 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 15445 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 13780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200506-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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