# CVE-2005-2693: cvsbug in CVS 1.12.12 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute arbi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-08-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1667
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166366
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:20.cvsbug.asc
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-756.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16765
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014857
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-802
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-806
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10835

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