CVE-2005-0990

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412Vendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981
• https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412Vendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981
• https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/

Published

May 2, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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