PT-2005-1016 · Netlib · F2C

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena · Published 2005-02-06 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions f2c package version 3.1

Description The issue allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. Multiple vulnerabilities in the f2c package may lead to a breach of protected information, and exploitation can be carried out by a local attacker.

Recommendations For f2c package version 3.1, consider restricting access to temporary files to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02574

CVE-2005-0017

DSA-661-2

Affected Products

F2C

References · 15

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0017 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0018 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02574 · Security Note
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-43.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0017 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0017 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14041 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013028 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-661 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14067 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14052 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/12380 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-661 · Patch, Vendor Advisory