security flaw
Published May 24, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.64%
Description
fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4_pre2
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.8
- 5.0.9
- 5.1.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
net-snmp-0:5.0.9-2.30E.19
Fixed · RHSA-2005:373
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
net-snmp-0:5.1.2-11.EL4.6
Fixed · RHSA-2005:395
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | net-snmp-0:5.0.9-2.30E.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | net-snmp-0:5.1.2-11.EL4.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:395 |
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:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.64% (0.08640) | 94.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.64% (0.08640) | 94.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02536) | 84.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.69% (0.06691) | 85.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02536) | 84.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 18.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15471 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16999 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17135 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18635 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/16778 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1740 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617663 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1740
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1740
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.