Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2582
CVE-2005-2582
Description
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux File Servers 5.0-5 uses world-writable permissions for the (1) log and (2) license directory, which allows local users to delete log files, append to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on kavmonitor.log, or delete license keys and prevent keepup2date from properly executing.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky_lab:kaspersky_anti-virus:5.0.5:*:linux_servers:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.0-5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- ftp.aerasec.de/pub/advisories/kav4unix/kav4unix-local-root-exploit.txtnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
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