Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1707
CVE-2005-1707
Description
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:linux_webapp-config:1.10:r14:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:linux_webapp-config:1.10:r14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.10-r14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploitPatch
- www.zataz.net/adviso/webapp-config-05182005.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/15445nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-13.xmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/16746nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13780nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0809nvd
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