CVE-2005-4536

Published Feb 1, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-960-1 New libmail-audit-perl packages fix insecure temporary file use
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-960-2 New libmail-audit-perl packages fix insecure temporary file use
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-960-3 New libmail-audit-perl packages fix insecure temporary file use
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-4531 Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 PM
Reserved
Dec 28, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM