CVE-2005-0824

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/14524

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory

http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/14524

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link Third Party Advisory

http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

5.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

14th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

mathopd

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