Vulnerability in Debian Linux
CVE-2006-1753
A cron job in fcheck before 2.7.59 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.6% 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 3.1
References
- secunia.com/advisories/19675 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17524 (vdb-entry)
- www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1035 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25830 (vdb-entry)