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    CVE-2005-1740

    fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

    Published:May 18, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 24, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.02536
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Net-snmp
    Product
    Net-snmp
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/15471
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16999
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18635
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025
    http://www.osvdb.org/16778
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598
    http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659
    http://secunia.com/advisories/15471
    http://secunia.com/advisories/16999
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18635
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025
    http://www.osvdb.org/16778
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598
    http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659

    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