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CVE-2005-2918

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to...

5.0 MediumFix available

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

1.34%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

Record
CVE-2005-2918
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

Record
CVE-2005-2918
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2918 No score

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

Record
EUVD-2005-2918
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qfc-vhj9-xh7r No score

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to...

The open_cmd_tube function in mount.c for gtkdiskfree 1.9.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gtkdiskfree temporary file.

Record
GHSA-7qfc-vhj9-xh7r
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gtkdiskfree
Debian:3.1
before 1.9.3-4sarge1, plus listed versions
1.9.3-4
1.9.3-4sarge1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2005-2918 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gtkdiskfree, published September 15, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in gtkdiskfree 1.9.3-4sarge1.

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