CVE-2005-2918

medium

Description

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

References

http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-01.xml

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822

http://secunia.com/advisories/17056

http://secunia.com/advisories/17005

http://secunia.com/advisories/16951

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680706715109&w=2

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104565

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-09-15

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N