CVE-2005-3342

N/A Unknown

Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18809

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18812

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18967

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/19027

Source: security@debian.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968

Source: security@debian.org

Patch

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-14.xml

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16610

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-254-1

Source: security@debian.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0547

Source: security@debian.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18809