CVE-2005-1916

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 6, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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