CVE-2005-1759

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    CVE-2005-1759

    Published: 28 Jun 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files after they have been created, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1751.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/15668, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xml, http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xml, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111955937622637&w=2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13767

    Affected packages

    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