CVE-2005-2918 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in gtkdiskfree versions 1.9.3 and earlier, allowing attackers to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on its temporary file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a moderate severity, with low attack complexity and potential for data integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gtkdiskfree:gtkdiskfree:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.