LOW
The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error files
Published Jan 18, 2006
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error 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.
1.9 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
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.
0.34% 0.00344
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00344
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 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 25.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 25.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.47th | 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 (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15866 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18530 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-945 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16278 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0242 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24194 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15866 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18530 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-945 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16278 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0242 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24194 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jan 18, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 3, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3126
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a