CVE-2005-2944

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104566Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16833
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gwcc-09052005.txtVendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104566Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16833
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gwcc-09052005.txtVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 16, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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