# CVE-2005-2180: gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

## What to do

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112066901231154&w=2
- http://www.pi3.int.pl/adv/gnats.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15963

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