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CVE-2005-2663
masqmail before 0.2.18 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a log file.
Low2.1EPSS 0.36%
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- debian
Description
masqmail before 0.2.18 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a log file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- MDKSA-2005:168 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- masqmail-log-file-symlink(22347) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 16883 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17109 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 14890 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-848 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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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