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CVE-2005-4536

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.

Published

2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application debian libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5 Yes
References