CVE-2005-1853
gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
02 Description
gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 43.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-08-03 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 18:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-06-06
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cdfd70e432afce97052fb669415fe85b211ab2ce9317720d3ce7e5bf5a513a2e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1014599http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Jul/1014599.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-770http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-770
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gopher Fixed in 3.0.8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gopher Fixed in 3.0.8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gopher Fixed in 3.0.8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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