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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0990

CVE-2005-0990

Description

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

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Affected products

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GNU/Sharutils
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sharutils/sharutilsllm-fuzzy
Range: =4.2.1

Patches

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References

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www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdVendor Advisory
bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/nvd

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