HIGH
The shadow database feature (syncshadowdb) in Bugzilla 2.9 through 2.16.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Dec 28, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.53%
Description
The shadow database feature (syncshadowdb) in Bugzilla 2.9 through 2.16.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.9
- 2.10
- 2.12
- 2.14
- 2.14.1
- 2.14.2
- 2.14.3
- 2.14.4
- 2.14.5
- 2.16
- 2.16.1
- 2.16.2
- 2.16.3
- 2.16.4
- 2.16.5
- 2.16.6
- 2.16.7
- 2.16.8
- 2.16.9
- 2.16.10
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
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.
1.53% 0.01527
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01527
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 | 1.53% (0.01527) | 73.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01492) | 70.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 76.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 79.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 77.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 75.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 75.02th | 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 (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329387 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18218 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/302 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015411 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1208 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420353/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16061 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=305353 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23863 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329387 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18218 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22826 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/302 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015411 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1208 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420353/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16061 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=305353 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23863 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 28, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 28, 2005
Link CVE-2005-4534
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a