MEDIUM
The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file
Published Sep 15, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.9.3
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
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.
1.34% 0.01342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01342
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 70.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 67.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 69.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 33.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104565 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680706715109&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17005 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104565 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680706715109&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16951 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17005 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17056 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-01.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 15, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 15, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2918
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a