CVE-2005-0182 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The mod_dosevasive module 1.9 and earlier for Apache creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which could allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2005-02-06

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mod_dosevasive:mod_dosevasive:1.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mod_dosevasive:mod_dosevasive:1.9:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0183	The mod_dosevasive module 1.9 and earlier for Apache creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which could allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01473.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547469530582&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13725
http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-01-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12181
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18765

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mod Dosevasive Mod Dosevasive

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-06T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:05:25.489Z

Reserved: 2005-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0182

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-06T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:10:38.823

Link: CVE-2005-0182

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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