VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-1879

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-06-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

LutelWall 0.97 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file created by a system call to wget.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references