Multiple symlink vulnerabilities in portupgrade before 20041226_2 in FreeBSD allow local users to (1) overwrite arbitrary files and possibly replace packages to execute arbitrary code via pkg_fetch, (2) overwrite arbitrary files via temporary files when portupgrade upgrades a port or package, or (3) create arbitrary zero-byte files via the pkgdb.fixme temporary file
Published Apr 13, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Multiple symlink vulnerabilities in portupgrade before 20041226_2 in FreeBSD allow local users to (1) overwrite arbitrary files and possibly replace packages to execute arbitrary code via pkg_fetch, (2) overwrite arbitrary files via temporary files when portupgrade upgrades a port or package, or (3) create arbitrary zero-byte files via the pkgdb.fixme temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.2
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.3
- 4.3
- 4.3
- 4.3
- 4.4
- 4.4
- 4.4
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.5
- 4.5
- 4.5
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.6
- 4.6
- 4.6
- 4.6
- 4.6.2
- 4.7
- 4.7
- 4.7
- 4.7
- 4.7
- 4.8
- 4.8
- 4.8
- 4.8
- 4.9
- 4.9
- 4.9
- 4.10
- 4.10
- 4.10
- 4.11
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.1
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.3
- 5.4
- 5.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 12.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14903 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/22f00553-a09d-11d9-a788-0001020eed82.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14903 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/22f00553-a09d-11d9-a788-0001020eed82.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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