CVE-2005-1396 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Ce/Ceterm to write to arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary logs.
- 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-2005-1396?
CVE-2005-1396 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in Ce/Ceterm (aka ARPUS/Ce) 2.5.4 and earlier allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ce_edit_log temporary file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1396?
How do I fix CVE-2005-1396?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1396 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1396 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32h3-3qq6-92x8.