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CVE-2005-3785

Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-3785 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gentoo organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-11-23T23:03:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gentoo	linux_eix	≤ 0.3	Yes

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112061 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/17699 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15541 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2539 ([email protected])
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112061 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/17699 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15541 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2539 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gentoo's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.