CVE-2005-1842

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Published Aug 24, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

VCNative for Adobe Version Cue 1.0 and 1.0.1, as used in Creative Suite 1.0 and 1.3, and when running on Mac OS X with Version Cue Workspace, creates temporary log files with predictable names, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:version_cue:1.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1844	VCNative for Adobe Version Cue 1.0 and 1.0.1, as used in Creative Suite 1.0 and 1.3, and when running on Mac OS X with Version Cue Workspace, creates temporary log files with predictable names, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.914% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/16541
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014776
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/327129.html
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=297&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14638

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00255}`	epss `{'score': 0.00296}`

Subscriptions

Adobe Version Cue

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 24, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:06 PM
Reserved: Jun 3, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 24, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:13 PM

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