Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2005-3011 First vendor Publication 2005-09-21
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 1.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity High
Cvss Expoit Score 1.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3011

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10589
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10589
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-3011
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-11-17 Name : Mac OS X Version
File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-04 (Texinfo)
File : nvt/glsa_200510_04.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc)
File : nvt/freebsdsa_texindex.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1219-1 (texinfo)
File : nvt/deb_1219_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
19409 GNU Texinfo textindex.c Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0727.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-06-29 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0727-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0727.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-05-25 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes several security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2007-005.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-01-17 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2006-1203.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-30 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-11-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0727.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-21 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-194-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-194-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-19 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-990.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-19 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-991.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-11 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200510-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-11 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-175.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816
http://secunia.com/advisories/17070
http://secunia.com/advisories/17076
http://secunia.com/advisories/17093
http://secunia.com/advisories/17211
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
http://secunia.com/advisories/18401
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
http://secunia.com/advisories/23112
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014992
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015468
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
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