PT-2005-4150 · Noweb · Noweb

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino · Published 2005-12-31 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2005-3342

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions noweb versions 2.10c and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Recommendations For noweb versions 2.10c and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 2.10c to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the temporary files in lib/toascii.nw and shell/roff.mm to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3342

DSA-968-1

Affected Products

Noweb

References · 13

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18967 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3342 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19027 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3342 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3342 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-254-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18812 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18809 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16610 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0547 · Note