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CVE-2006-1892

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
20/04/2006
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

Impact

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

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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

Base Score 2.0
4.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:1.0.5:*:home:*:*:*:*:*

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools