uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function
Published May 16, 2008
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
uulib/uunconc.c in UUDeview 0.5.20, as used in nzbget before 0.3.0 and possibly other products, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary filename generated by the tempnam function. NOTE: this may be a CVE-2004-2265 regression.
Affected products
No data.
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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:M/Au:N/C:P/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 22.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 23.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 11.90th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30171 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30171 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31420 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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