Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1111

Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by cpio after the decompression is complete.
Published 2005-05-02 04:00:00
Updated 2024-01-26 17:07:14
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2005-1111

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1111

EPSS FAQ
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1111

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.7
 LOW AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
1.9
6.4
 NIST
4.7
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1.0
3.6
 NIST 2024-01-26

CWE ids for CVE-2005-1111

  • The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-1111

  • Red Hat 2007-03-14
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2005-1111

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