CVE-2005-1740 describes an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability in the fixproc component of Net-SNMP versions 5.x prior to 5.2.1-r1. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands or overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, and is easily exploitable with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.4_pre2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.4_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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