CVE-2005-3137

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite...

2.1 Low

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

Record: CVE-2005-3137
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

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

Record: CVE-2005-3137
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3137 No score

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

Record: EUVD-2005-3137
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfq5-xp8f-5693 No score

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite...

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

Record: GHSA-hfq5-xp8f-5693
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu cfengine

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cfengine` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.6.3-9woody1, plus listed versions 1.1.2-11.3.19-11.3.4-11.3.8-11.4.12-4 Show 7 moreShow less 1.4.14a-11.4.17-11.4.9-31.5.3-61.5.3-6.0.11.5.3-71.6.3-9	1.6.3-9woody1
`cfengine` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.6.5-1sarge1, plus listed versions 1.6.5-1	1.6.5-1sarge1
`cfengine2` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.1.14-1sarge1, plus listed versions 2.1.14-1	2.1.14-1sarge1

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-2005-3137 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnu Cfengine, published October 1, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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