CVE-2005-0894 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite or delete arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in OpenMosixView utilities.
- 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-2005-0894?
CVE-2005-0894 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenmosixCollector and OpenMosixView in OpenMosixView 1.5 allow local users to overwrite or delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) temporary files in the openmosixcollector directory or (2) nodes.tmp.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0894?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openmosixview Openmosixview.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0894?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0894 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-2005-0894 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0894 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96j7-xxp3-6c29.