CVE-2005-2944

medium

Description

The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.

References

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/16833

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104566

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-09-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

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