LOW
arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945
Published Oct 13, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.
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: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.
0.36% 0.00362
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00362
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 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 27.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.41th | 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0535.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16805 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/11 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0535.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16805 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17068 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/11 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Oct 13, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 20, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2992
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a