LOW
smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files
Published Sep 8, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.
Affected products
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00364
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00364
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 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 27.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00364) | 28.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.80th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16724 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://smb4k.berlios.de/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:157 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14756 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16724 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17636 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://smb4k.berlios.de/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:157 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14756 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2851
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a