CVE-2005-4803

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    CVE-2005-4803

    Published: 31 Dec 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: this issue was originally associated with a different CVE identifier, CVE-2005-2965, which had been used for multiple different issues. This is the correct identifier.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/17121, http://secunia.com/advisories/17125, http://secunia.com/advisories/17207, http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-857, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188, http://secunia.com/advisories/17121, http://secunia.com/advisories/17125, http://secunia.com/advisories/17207, http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-857, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15050, https://usn.ubuntu.com/208-1/

    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
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