CVE-2005-2180 Path traversal in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 10 Jul 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via the setuid gen-index utility in GNATS, potentially 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: None listed

What is CVE-2005-2180?

CVE-2005-2180 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2180?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Gnats.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2180 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-2005-2180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g39g-23cc-mm8f.