MEDIUM
tkdiff before 4.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Dec 27, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
tkdiff before 4.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on 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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00383
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00383
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 29.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 29.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 19.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015421 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=380030&group_id=64960 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-927 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/21933 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16064 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23858 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18083 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18215 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015421 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=380030&group_id=64960 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-927 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:001 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/21933 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23858 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Dec 27, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 27, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3343
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a