CVE-2005-4536

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18652
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18656
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-960
Source: security@debian.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16434
Source: security@debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=344029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

debian