PT-2005-2872 · Ekg · Ekg

Eric Romang · Published 2005-07-06 · Updated 2024-01-26 · CVE-2005-1916

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ekg versions 2005-06-05 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. This is related to the linki.py component in ekg.

Recommendations For ekg versions 2005-06-05 and earlier, consider restricting access to the linki.py component until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using linki.py to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1916

DSA-760-1

DTSA-4-1

Affected Products

Ekg

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1916 · Security Note
• http://zataz.net/adviso/ekg-06062005.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112060146011122&w=2 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/68872 · Telegram Post
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112198499417250&w=2 · Note