Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2693
CVE-2005-2693
Description
cvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
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References
9- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:20.cvsbug.ascnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16765nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-802nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-806nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-756.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1667nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10835nvd
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