Sudo VISudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Apr 16, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Sudo VISudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to corrupt arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 1.5.9
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.3_p1
- 1.6.3_p2
- 1.6.3_p3
- 1.6.3_p4
- 1.6.3_p5
- 1.6.3_p6
- 1.6.3_p7
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.4_p1
- 1.6.4_p2
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.5_p1
- 1.6.5_p2
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.7_p5
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.8_p1
- 1.6.8_p8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider this a security issue, the bug can only manifest if the software is invoked on a sudoers file that is contained in a world writable directory.
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 25.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 26.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.90th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13171 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1119 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1119
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1119
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13171 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1119 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1119 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1119 |
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