Vulnerability in Debian Linux
CVE-2005-0159
The tpkg-* scripts in the toolchain-source 3.0.4 package on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.6% 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
- Debian Linux — versions 3.0
- Debian Toolchain-Source — versions 3.0.3-1, 3.0.3-2, 3.0.3-3
References
- secunia.com/advisories/14277 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12540 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-679 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19317 (vdb-entry)