CVE-2005-0990

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...

2.1 LowFix available

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Record: CVE-2005-0990
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Record: CVE-2005-0990
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0991 No score

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Record: EUVD-2005-0991
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-358m-xcjh-x4vp No score

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Record: GHSA-358m-xcjh-x4vp
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Record: CVE-2005-0990
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990 No score

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu sharutils

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sharutils` Debian:12	before 1:4.2.1-13	1:4.2.1-13
`sharutils` Debian:13	before 1:4.2.1-13	1:4.2.1-13
`sharutils` Debian:14	before 1:4.2.1-13	1:4.2.1-13
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-16.2	0:4.2.1-16.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2
`sharutils-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0:4.2.1-22.2	0:4.2.1-22.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2005-0990 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnu Sharutils, published April 6, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in sharutils 1:4.2.1-13.

References

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