4.6

CVE-2005-2693: cvs

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2005:756DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2693DSA-802-1
Published 25-08-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2693 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in cvs. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

cvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • cvs< 1:1.11.5-4 | < 1.11.1p1debian-13
  • gcvs< 1.0a7-2woody1 | < 1.0final-5sarge1
Redhat2 products
  • cvs< 0:1.11.2-28 | < 0:1.11.17-8.RHEL4
  • cvs-debuginfo< 0:1.11.2-28 | < 0:1.11.17-8.RHEL4
Cvs1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

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