CVE-2006-1892
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via...
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/avast4 temporary directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/avast4 temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2006-1892- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/avast4 temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2006-1892- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1892 No score
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/avast4 temporary directory.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1892- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8hj-2hw6-6wg4 No score
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via...
avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/avast4 temporary directory.
- Record
GHSA-j8hj-2hw6-6wg4- 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-2006-1892 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Alwil Avast Antivirus, published April 20, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.