MEDIUM
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory
Published Apr 20, 2006
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.5
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.49% 0.00488
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00488
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 2, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00488) | 39.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00488) | 37.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 12.16th | 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 (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/764 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431019/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17535 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1387 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19683 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/712 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/764 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431019/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17535 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 20, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1892
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a