graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published May 17, 2006
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: this issue was originally associated with a different CVE identifier, CVE-2005-2965, which had been used for multiple different issues. This is the correct identifier.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.7.5.1
- 1.7.5.2
- 1.7.5.3
- 1.7.5.4
- 1.7.5.5
- 1.7.5.6
- 1.7.5.7
- 1.7.5_0.1
- 1.7.5_0.2
- 1.7.5_0.3
- 1.7.16.1
- 1.7.16.2
- 1.8.5.1
- 1.8.5.2
- 1.8.9.1
- 1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1
- 1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.14.1
- 1.16.1
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:P
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 17.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.67th | 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://secunia.com/advisories/17121 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17125 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17207 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-857 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15050 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/208-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17121 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17125 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17207 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-857 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15050 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/208-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Change history (0)
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