security flaw
Published Apr 6, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
sharutils-0:4.2.1-16.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
sharutils-0:4.2.1-22.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:377
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | sharutils-0:4.2.1-16.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:377 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | sharutils-0:4.2.1-22.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:377 |
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 25.20th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0990 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617597 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0990
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0990
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0990 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617597 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0990 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0990 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.