CVE-2005-1842 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VCNative for Adobe Version Cue 1.0 and 1.0.1, specifically when used with Creative Suite 1.0/1.3 on Mac OS X with Version Cue Workspace. The flaw arises from the creation of temporary log files with predictable names, enabling local attackers to modify arbitrary files through a symlink attack. While the CVSS score is low (2.1) with a "Partial" impact to integrity, an ExploitDB entry exists for local privilege escalation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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