CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4534

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The shadow database feature (syncshadowdb) in Bugzilla 2.9 through 2.16.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access can overwrite critical system or configuration files, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Bugzilla to version 2.16.11 or later, which includes a fix for symlink attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The shadow database feature (syncshadowdb) in Bugzilla 2.9 through 2.16.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS