PT-2005-3160 · High Availability Linux · Heartbeat

Published 2005-07-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2231

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: High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat version 1.2.3

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Recommendations: For High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat version 1.2.3, consider restricting access to temporary files to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2231

DSA-761-2

Affected Products

Heartbeat

References · 6

• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-761 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2231 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16039 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2231 · Vendor Advisory