CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0610

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple symlink vulnerabilities in portupgrade before 20041226_2 in FreeBSD allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files, replace packages to execute arbitrary code, or create arbitrary zero-byte files.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can escalate privileges, install malware, or disrupt system operations by manipulating temporary files and packages.

Recommendation

Immediately update portupgrade to version 20041226_2 or later. Restrict local system access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple symlink vulnerabilities in portupgrade before 20041226_2 in FreeBSD allow local users to (1) overwrite arbitrary files and possibly replace packages to execute arbitrary code via pkg_fetch, (2) overwrite arbitrary files via temporary files when portupgrade upgrades a port or package, or (3) create arbitrary zero-byte files via the pkgdb.fixme temporary file.

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