CVE-2005-2809 json
silc daemon (silcd.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 1.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a sym…
published 2005-09-07 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2810
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
silc daemon (silcd.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 1.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the silcd.[PID].stats temporary file.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
bugs.gentoo.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=94587
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/16659/
third-party-advisory
- zataz.net /adviso/silc-server-toolkit-06152005.txt
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/14716
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/409672
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2809
- NVD CVE-2005-2809
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