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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 on the postinst.txt temporary file.

    Published:May 24, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 24, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00228
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gentoo
    Product
    Linux Webapp-config

    Exploits

    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014027http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txthttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014027http://www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txthttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25709

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High