CVE-2005-0099 Privilege escalation in n/a
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0099 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-0099 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0099/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0099/index.md)
Local users can exploit improper privilege dropping in the SDL port of Abuse to create or overwrite arbitrary files, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0099?
CVE-2005-0099 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SDL port of abuse (abuse-SDL) before 2.00 does not properly drop privileges before creating certain files, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0099?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abuse Abuse-Sdl.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0099?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-0099 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gx76-c3v5-v823.