Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2851
CVE-2005-2851
Description
smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.
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References
6- smb4k.berlios.denvdPatch
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14756nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/16724nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17636nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-15.xmlnvd
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