CVE-2005-3011

Description

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

How to fix CVE-2005-3011

To remediate CVE-2005-3011, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/texinfo—upgrade to 4.8-1 or later
• Debian/texinfo—upgrade to 4.7-2.2sarge2 or later
• Debian/texinfo—upgrade to 4.7-2.2sarge2 or later

Is CVE-2005-3011 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (3)

• from 0, < 4.8-1
• from 0, < 4.7-2.2sarge2
• from 0, < 4.7-2.2sarge2

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3011