CVE-2005-2945 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive information from world-readable temporary files created by the arc utility.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2005-2945?

CVE-2005-2945 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from files created by (1) arc (arc.c) or (2) marc (marc.c).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2945?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arc Arc.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2945?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2005-2945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2945, GHSA-wf3w-8qhg-ch8v.

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