CVE-2005-3137 Path traversal in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 5 Oct 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in cfengine, 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: Available

What is CVE-2005-3137?

CVE-2005-3137 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3137?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Cfengine.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3137?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2005-3137 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3137 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfq5-xp8f-5693.