The copy_symlink function in rsnapshot 1.2.0 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7 changes the ownership of files that a symlink points to rather than the symlink itself, which allows local users to obtain access to arbitrary files
Published Apr 12, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
The copy_symlink function in rsnapshot 1.2.0 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7 changes the ownership of files that a symlink points to rather than the symlink itself, which allows local users to obtain access to arbitrary files.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.10
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.2
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:P/I:P/A:P
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% (0.00360) | 27.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.45th | 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 (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111317179531000&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14878 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013674 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/15420 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.rsnapshot.org/security/2005/001.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111317179531000&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14878 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/15420 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.rsnapshot.org/security/2005/001.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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