Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1759

Description

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files after they have been created, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1751.

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Affected products

Shtool/Shtool2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:shtool:shtool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:shtool:shtool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.1
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.1

Patches

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References

bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
secunia.com/advisories/15668nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13767nvd

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