1.2
LOW
CVE-2005-3011
"Texinfo texindex Symlink Overwrite Vulnerability"
Description

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 21, 2005, 8:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, midnight

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

1.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3011 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu texinfo
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-3011.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365 Exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17070 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17076 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17093 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17211 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18401 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23112 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014992
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015468
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328365 Exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17070 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17076 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17093 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17211 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18401 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23112 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24788 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014992
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015468
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1219
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-04.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:175
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0727.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14854
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-194-1
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-1121906-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1267 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-3011 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3011 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464745/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10589 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10589 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-3011 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-3011 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26098

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability