CVE-2005-0159 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the tpkg-* scripts within the toolchain-source 3.0.4 package on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0. An attacker can exploit this by creating symbolic links to overwrite arbitrary files through a temporary file manipulation attack. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.3-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:toolchain-source:3.0.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:toolchain-source:3.0.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:toolchain-source:3.0.3-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:toolchain-source:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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