CVE-2005-2944

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

16/09/2005

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

4.60

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:brent_ely:gnome_workstation_command_center::::::::		0.9.6 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:brent_ely:gnome_workstation_command_center:0.9.8:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2005-2944

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools