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CVE-2005-2945
arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from…
Low2.1EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from files created by (1) arc (arc.c) or (2) marc (marc.c).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (3 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 (5)
- 16805 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20050916 arc insecure temporary file creation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/arc-09052005.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-843 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 17068 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
Record last updated .