CVE-2006-1892
N/A
Published: April 20, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAvast Antivirus
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/712Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/764Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431019/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1387Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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