CVE-2005-0990 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in unshar (unshar.c) within GNU sharutils version 4.2.1. An attacker can exploit this by creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file, which the unshar utility will then overwrite when processing its temporary unsh.X file. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial data integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sharutils:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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