CVE-2005-1759

NameCVE-2005-1759
DescriptionRace condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files after they have been created, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1751.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mysql-ocaml (PTS)jessie1.1.2-3fixed
stretch1.2.0-3fixed
buster1.2.1-1fixed
bullseye, bookworm1.2.4-1fixed
sid, trixie1.2.4-2fixed
shtool (PTS)jessie2.0.8-6fixed
buster, stretch2.0.8-9fixed
sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm2.0.8-10fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mysql-ocamlsource(unstable)1.0.3-6unimportant
php4source(unstable)4:4.4.0-1unimportant
shtoolsource(unstable)2.0.1-2low

Notes

[sarge] - shtool <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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