CVE-2005-4803
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,
02 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,
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
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.2% 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
- 2006-05-17 17:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-05-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- 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
- 3e599cd171ea3c60d9711c9fae201bb9853a7b648014f9696171829e38b358e3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com15050http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15050
- secunia.com17121http://secunia.com/advisories/17121
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:188http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-208-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/208-1/
- secunia.com17207http://secunia.com/advisories/17207
- www.debian.orgDSA-857http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-857
- secunia.com17125http://secunia.com/advisories/17125
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- graphviz Fixed in 2.2.1-1sarge1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- graphviz Fixed in 2.2.1-1sarge1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- graphviz Fixed in 2.2.1-1sarge1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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