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CVE-2005-4691

imake in NetBSD before 2.0.3, NetBSD-current before 12 September 2005, certain versions of X.Org, and certain versions of XFree86 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary file for the file.0 target, which is used for a pre-formatted manual page.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-4691 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from netbsd 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

2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

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?
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.6	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.6	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.6.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	1.6.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	2.0	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	2.0.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	2.0.2	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-009.txt.asc ([email protected])
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html ([email protected])
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/09/12/0043.html ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015132 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/20731 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15263 Patch ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-009.txt.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-announce/2005/10/31/0000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/09/12/0043.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015132 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/20731 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15263 Patch (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 netbsd'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.