Vulnerability CVE-2005-4803


Published: 2005-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: this issue was originally associated with a different CVE identifier, CVE-2005-2965, which had been used for multiple different issues. This is the correct identifier.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.6/10
4.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Graphviz -> Graphviz 

 References:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-857
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15050
https://usn.ubuntu.com/208-1/

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