CVE-2005-2693 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in CVS versions 1.12.12 and earlier, where the 'cvsbug' utility insecurely creates temporary files. This flaw allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code through a symlink attack. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.12.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cvs:cvs:1.12.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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