Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file
Published Feb 1, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.1-5
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.42th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344029 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18652 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18656 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-960 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16434 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0378 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24380 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344029 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18652 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18656 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-960 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0378 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24380 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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