CVE-2005-4802

NameCVE-2005-4802
DescriptionFlexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw source referenced an incorrect candidate number; this is the correct number to use.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1216
Debian Bugs334350

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
flexbackup (PTS)buster1.2.1-6.4fixed
bullseye1.2.1-6.5fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
flexbackupsourcesarge1.2.1-2sarge1DSA-1216
flexbackupsource(unstable)1.2.1-3low334350
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