CVE-2005-3124 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

syslogtocern in Acme thttpd before 2.23 allows local users to write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Published: 2005-11-06

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.21b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.23b1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-883-1	New thttpd packages fix insecure temporary file
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3124	syslogtocern in Acme thttpd before 2.23 allows local users to write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00367.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17454
http://secunia.com/advisories/17472
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-883
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15320
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2308

History

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Subscriptions

Acme Labs Thttpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-11-06T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:58.236Z

Reserved: 2005-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3124

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-06T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:16:17.900

Link: CVE-2005-3124

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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