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

CVE-2005-1916

CVE-2005-1916

Description

linki.py in ekg 2005-06-05 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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Affected products

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Ekg/Ekg2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ekg_project:ekg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ekg_project:ekg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2005-06-05
- (no CPE)range: <=2005-06-05
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

4

www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-760nvdThird Party Advisory
www.zataz.net/adviso/ekg-06062005.txtnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
marc.infonvdMailing ListTechnical Description
marc.infonvdMailing List

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