First published: Wed Nov 23 2005(Updated: )
Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Gentoo Linux Eix | <=0.3 |
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CVE-2005-3785 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for local users to exploit the symlink vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2005-3785, upgrade to Ebuild IndeX (eix) version 0.5.0_pre2 or later.
CVE-2005-3785 affects Gentoo Linux Eix versions up to 0.3.
CVE-2005-3785 is classified as a second-order symlink vulnerability.
CVE-2005-3785 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the system.