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CVE-2005-2851

Published: Sep 08, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2851
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Smb4kSmb4k0.4 (including)0.4 (including)
Smb4kSmb4k0.5 (including)0.5 (including)
Smb4kSmb4k0.6 (including)0.6 (including)
Smb4kUbuntudapper*
Smb4kUbuntudevel*
Smb4kUbuntuedgy*
Smb4kUbuntufeisty*
Smb4kUbuntugutsy*
Smb4kUbuntuupstream*

References

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