CVE-2005-1751

NameCVE-2005-1751
DescriptionRace 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-789-1, DTSA-15-1
Debian Bugs311206, 314464

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mysql-ocaml (PTS)buster1.2.1-1fixed
bookworm, bullseye, sid1.2.4-1fixed
shtool (PTS)buster2.0.8-9fixed
bookworm, bullseye, sid2.0.8-10fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mysql-ocamlsource(unstable)1.0.3-6unimportant314464
php4sourcewoody4:4.1.2-7.woody5highDSA-789-1
php4sourcesarge4:4.3.10-16highDSA-789-1
php4sourceetch4:4.3.10-16etch1DTSA-15-1
php4source(unstable)4:4.3.10-16low
shtoolsource(unstable)2.0.1-2low311206

Notes

[sarge] - shtool <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
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