DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2693

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2693

    Published: 26 Aug 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-2693

    Summary:

    Details: cvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2693

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cvs

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/cvs?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.11.5-4

    Affected versions

    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