CVE-2005-3342

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on...

1.2 LowFix available

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.2

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Record: CVE-2005-3342
CVSS 2.0: 1.2 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Record: CVE-2005-3342
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3341 No score

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Record: EUVD-2005-3341
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cq63-8c2h-hr39 No score

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on...

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Record: GHSA-cq63-8c2h-hr39
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Record: CVE-2005-3342
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-3342 No score

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3342
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

norman ramsey noweb

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`noweb` Debian:12	before 2.10c-3.2	2.10c-3.2
`noweb` Debian:13	before 2.10c-3.2	2.10c-3.2
`noweb` Debian:14	before 2.10c-3.2	2.10c-3.2
`noweb` Debian:3.0	before 2.9a-7.4, plus listed versions 2.9a-7.3	2.9a-7.4
`noweb` Debian:3.1	before 2.10c-3.2, plus listed versions 2.10c-3.1	2.10c-3.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-3342 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Norman Ramsey Noweb, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in noweb 2.10c-3.2.

References

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