CVE-2005-3885 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3885?

CVE-2005-3885 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmpepsifile.epsi temporary file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3885?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Inkscape Inkscape.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3885?

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-2005-3885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2021-42704 Inkscape Out-of-bounds Write High 7.8
• CVE-2007-1463 Memory corruption in n/a Medium 6.8
• CVE-2007-1464 Other in n/a Medium 6.8
• CVE-2026-4980 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape Medium 6.3
• CVE-2005-3737 Memory corruption in n/a Medium 5.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3885, GHSA-rqmv-mx53-hc7g.