Vulnerability in F2c Open Source Project Translator
CVE-2005-0017
The f2c translator in the f2c package 3.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- F2c Open Source Project Translator — versions 3.1
References
- secunia.com/advisories/14067 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-661 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12380 (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-43.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/14041 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/14052 (third-party-advisory)