CVE-2005-2180
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not...
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2005-2180- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
- Record
CVE-2005-2180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2181 No score
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2181- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g39g-23cc-mm8f No score
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not...
gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
- Record
GHSA-g39g-23cc-mm8f- 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-2005-2180 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnu Gnats, published July 10, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.