CVE-2005-3321
chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files by creating a hardlink to a file from a world-writable directory, which can cause the link count to drop to 1 when the file is deleted or replaced, which is then modified by chkstat to use weaker permissions.
Published:Oct 27, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Oct 27, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00031
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Novell
Product
Suse Linux
Novell
Suse Linux
Vendor
Suse
Product
Suse Linux
Suse
Suse 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
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
