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CVE-2005-1740

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Description

fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-1742

http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html

http://www.osvdb.org/16778

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/18635

http://secunia.com/advisories/17135

http://secunia.com/advisories/16999

http://secunia.com/advisories/15471

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0864

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