CVE-2005-4536 json
Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filename…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4531
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% 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
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debian.org
/security/2006/dsa-960
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18652
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18656
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344029
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0378
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/16434
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/24380
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4536
- NVD CVE-2005-4536
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