| Name | CVE-2005-0990 |
| Description | unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| sharutils (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:4.14-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1:4.15.2-2+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster | 1:4.15.2-4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:4.15.2-5 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 1:4.15.2-9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sharutils | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.1-13 |