CVE-2005-0990

Published: May 2, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Sharutils

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Sharutils	Version 4.2.1

References (14)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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