DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011

    Published: 21 Sept 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-3011

    Summary:

    Details: The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3011

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: texinfo

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.8-1

    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
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