The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on…

Description

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.51% · top 57% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (30)

• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-194-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0727 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1939 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• TSLSA-2005-0059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-05-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 25402 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070404 VMSA-2007-0003 VMware ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 server security updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 17076 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 18401 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 17211 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 14854 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 23112 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 17093 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 16816 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22929 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200510-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 17070 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1015468 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 1014992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 17215 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10589 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-1219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2005:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2005-3011](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2005-3011.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2005-3011)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 22:53 UTC.