Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2960
CVE-2005-2960
Description
cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by vicf.in, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3137.
Affected products
41cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 27 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5.3-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
15- groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-835nvdPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-836nvdPatch
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17037/nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17038nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17040nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17142nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17182nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17215nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14994nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-198-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22489nvd
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