shtool: insecure temporary file creation
Published May 25, 2005
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
php-0:4.3.2-24.ent
Fixed · RHSA-2005:564
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
php-0:4.3.9-3.7
Fixed · RHSA-2005:564
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nmap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nmap
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | php-0:4.3.2-24.ent | Fixed | RHSA-2005:564 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php-0:4.3.9-3.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:564 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nmap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nmap | Not affected | n/a |
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:H/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.58th | 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) |
References (16)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782 x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111955937622637&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15496 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15668 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014059 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-564.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13767 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/shtool-05252005.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1751 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=158995 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1751
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A345 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9639 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1751
Change history (0)
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