CVE-2005-0990

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 Platforms

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981
• https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…