CVE-2005-3785 json
Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files v…
published 2005-11-23 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3780
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17699
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/2539
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15541
vdb-entry
- bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=112061
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3785
- NVD CVE-2005-3785
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