CVE-2005-4691 json
imake in NetBSD before 2.0.3, NetBSD-current before 12 September 2005, certain versions of X.Org, and certain versions of XFree86 allows lo…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4685
- 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
imake in NetBSD before 2.0.3, NetBSD-current before 12 September 2005, certain versions of X.Org, and certain versions of XFree86 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file for the file.0 target, which is used for a pre-formatted manual page.
Patch / fix
- securitytracker.com/id?1015132 patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/15263 patch
- osvdb.org/20731 patch
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
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securitytracker.com
/id?1015132
vdb-entry, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15263
vdb-entry, patch
-
osvdb.org
/20731
vdb-entry, patch
- mail-index.netbsd.org /source-changes/2005/09/12/0043.html
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mail-index.netbsd.org
/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4691
- NVD CVE-2005-4691
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