# CVE-2005-2992: arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerabi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.

## 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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## Related

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/11
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16805
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-09/0535.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17068

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