CVE-2005-0610 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in FreeBSD's portupgrade to overwrite files and execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0610?
CVE-2005-0610 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 13 Apr 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple symlink vulnerabilities in portupgrade before 20041226_2 in FreeBSD allow local users to (1) overwrite arbitrary files and possibly replace packages to execute arbitrary code via pkg_fetch, (2) overwrite arbitrary files via temporary files when portupgrade upgrades a port or package, or (3) create arbitrary zero-byte files via the pkgdb.fixme temporary file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0610?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0610?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0610 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2005-0610 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0610 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rp7-66x7-f332.