CVE-2005-3321 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in SuSE Linux versions 9.0 through 10.0. An attacker can manipulate file permissions by creating a hardlink from a world-writable directory, causing chkstat to apply weaker permissions after the original file is deleted or replaced. This 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 evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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