CVE-2005-1916

Publication date 6 July 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ekg 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.6+20051103-1ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.6+20051103-1ubuntu1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.6+20051103-1ubuntu1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-162-1
    • ekg and Gadu library vulnerabilities
    • 9 August 2005

Other references