CVE-2005-2944
The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier...
The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2005-2944- 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 perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2005-2944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2944 No score
The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2944- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gjcx-h4r7-9cxf No score
The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier...
The perform_file_save function in GNOME Workstation Command Center (gwcc) 0.9.6 and earlier allows local users to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gwcc_out.txt temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-gjcx-h4r7-9cxf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Brent Ely Gnome Workstation Command Center, published September 16, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.