CVE-2005-1751

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files...

3.7 LowFix available

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Record: CVE-2005-1751
CVSS 2.0: 3.7 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Record: CVE-2005-1751
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1753 No score

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Record: EUVD-2005-1753
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpg8-96hf-f678 No score

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files...

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Record: GHSA-hpg8-96hf-f678
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Record: CVE-2005-1751
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1751 No score

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1751
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

shtool

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mysql-ocaml` Debian:12	before 1.0.3-6	1.0.3-6
`mysql-ocaml` Debian:13	before 1.0.3-6	1.0.3-6
`mysql-ocaml` Debian:14	before 1.0.3-6	1.0.3-6
`shtool` Debian:12	before 2.0.1-2	2.0.1-2
`shtool` Debian:13	before 2.0.1-2	2.0.1-2
`shtool` Debian:14	before 2.0.1-2	2.0.1-2
`php4` Debian:3.0	before 4:4.1.2-7.woody5, plus listed versions 4:4.1.2-74:4.1.2-7.0.14:4.1.2-7.woody34:4.1.2-7.woody44:4.1.2-7woody14:4.1.2-7woody2	4:4.1.2-7.woody5
`php4` Debian:3.1	before 4:4.3.10-16, plus listed versions 4:4.3.10-15	4:4.3.10-16
`php4` Debian:4.0	before 4:4.3.10-16etch1	4:4.3.10-16etch1
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:4.3.2-24.ent	0:4.3.2-24.ent
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-domxml` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-gd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mbstring` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ncurses` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pear` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-snmp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-xmlrpc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-domxml` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-gd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mbstring` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ncurses` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pear` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-snmp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-xmlrpc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-domxml` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-gd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mbstring` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ncurses` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pear` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-snmp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-xmlrpc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-domxml` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-gd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-imap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ldap` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mbstring` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-mysql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-ncurses` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-odbc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pear` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-snmp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7
`php-xmlrpc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:4.3.9-3.7	0:4.3.9-3.7

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-2005-1751 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Shtool, published May 25, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in mysql-ocaml 1.0.3-6.

References

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