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CVE-2005-0099

Published: Mar 8, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The SDL port of abuse (abuse-SDL) before 2.00 does not properly drop privileges before creating certain files, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

abuse
abuse-sdl
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/14495
secunia.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-691
debian.org
http://www.osvdb.org/14610
osvdb.org

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