01 Record
CVE-2005-1915
The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.
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
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.1% 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
- 2005-09-02 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 22:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-06-08
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- 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
- 34040487434746d0bec9833308e0e2bec10a8725db57a87619514c5504d9a06c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.grok.org.uk20050704 log4sh insecure temporary file creationhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/034873.html
- www.zataz.nethttp://www.zataz.net/adviso/log4sh-06092005.txt
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94069
- www.securityfocus.com14140http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14140
- www.vupen.comADV-2005-0957http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0957
- archives.neohapsis.com20050705 log4sh insecure temporary file creationhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q3/0001.html
- secunia.com15899http://secunia.com/advisories/15899