Vulnerability in Everybuddy

CVE-2005-1880

everybuddy 0.4.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file created by a system call to wget.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-1880?
CVE-2005-1880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Everybuddy, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2005-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2005-1880?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.