CVE-2005-4536
Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.
Published:Dec 31, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 1, 2006
EPSS Score:0.00072
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Debian
Product
Libmail-audit-perl
Debian
Libmail-audit-perl
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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