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CVE-2005-3011

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
21/09/2005
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.20 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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

Base Score 2.0
1.20
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:texinfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 4.8 (including)

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