CVE-2005-3785 describes a second-order symlink vulnerability in the eix-sync.in component of Ebuild IndeX (eix) versions prior to 0.5.0_pre2, affecting Gentoo Linux. This flaw allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by leveraging a symlink attack on temporary files used by the diff-eix program. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:linux_eix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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