Description
Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17699
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-19.xml
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2539
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15541
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112061
Scores
EPSS
0.0052
EPSS Percentile
67.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
gentoo/linux_eix
< 0.3
Published
Nov 23, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026