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CVE-2005-4802
Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.57%
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- mitre
Description
Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw source referenced an incorrect candidate number; this is the correct number to use.
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)
- 0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (2 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 (7)
- 20051017 flexbackup default config insecure temporary file creation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334350 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/flexbackup-09192005.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-1216 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 17209 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23008 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1015068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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 .