CVE-2005-1915 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.

Published: 2005-09-02

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:log4sh:log4sh:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:log4sh:log4sh:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:log4sh:log4sh:1.2.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1917	The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00348.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q3/0001.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94069
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/034873.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14140
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0957
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/log4sh-06092005.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Log4sh Log4sh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-09-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.658Z

Reserved: 2005-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1915

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-02T17:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:13:54.613

Link: CVE-2005-1915

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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