MEDIUM
everybuddy 0.4.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file created by a system call to wget
Published Jun 7, 2005
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
everybuddy 0.4.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file created by a system call to wget.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.4.3
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.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.46% 0.00463
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00463
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 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 37.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 36.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 32.59th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94473 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034422.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014110 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13865 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/everybuddy-06062005.txt x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94473 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034422.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCNot ApplicableVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014110 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13865 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.zataz.net/adviso/everybuddy-06062005.txt | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 7, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1880
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a