CVE-2005-1064

N/A
Published: April 12, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFilesystem Snapshot Utility

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The copy_symlink function in rsnapshot 1.2.0 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7 changes the ownership of files that a symlink points to rather than the symlink itself, which allows local users to obtain access to arbitrary files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14878
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013674
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/15420
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.rsnapshot.org/security/2005/001.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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