CVE-2005-1707 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks in Gentoo webapp-config, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2005-1707?
CVE-2005-1707 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1707?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Linux Webapp-Config.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1707 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-2005-1707 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1707 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr94-pg34-f7pg.