Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1880

Description

everybuddy 0.4.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file created by a system call to wget.

Affected products

Everybuddy/Everybuddy
cpe:2.3:a:everybuddy:everybuddy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=0.4.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034422.htmlnvdNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13865nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
www.zataz.net/adviso/everybuddy-06062005.txtnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory

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