CVE-2005-1707
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to...
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2005-1707- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2005-1707- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1709 No score
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1709- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr94-pg34-f7pg No score
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to...
The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-cr94-pg34-f7pg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Gentoo Webapp-Config 1.10 - Insecure File Creation | 2005-05-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1707 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Gentoo Linux Webapp-config, published May 24, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.