CVE-2005-1759

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

1.2 LowFix available

Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to modify or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files after they have been created, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1751.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.2

Record: CVE-2005-1759
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

Record: CVE-2005-1759
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1761 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1761
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69jw-2fgv-45ww No score

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

Record: GHSA-69jw-2fgv-45ww
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2005-1759
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1759 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1759
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

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-2005-1759 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Shtool, published June 26, 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 mysql-ocaml 1.0.3-6.