CVE-2005-1916 Affecting ekg package, versions <1:1.5+20050712+1.6rc2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-EKG-294749
  • published6 Jul 2005
  • disclosed6 Jul 2005

Introduced: 6 Jul 2005

CVE-2005-1916  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 ekg to version 1:1.5+20050712+1.6rc2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ekg package and not the ekg package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Scores

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