CVE-2005-3331 Affecting mgdiff package, versions <1.0-28


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-MGDIFF-271798
  • published27 Oct 2005
  • disclosed27 Oct 2005

Introduced: 27 Oct 2005

CVE-2005-3331  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 mgdiff to version 1.0-28 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mgdiff package and not the mgdiff package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

viewpatch in mgdiff 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Scores

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