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CVE-2005-1707

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.98%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2005-1707
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.98%

Original NVD Description

The fn_show_postinst function in Gentoo webapp-config before 1.10-r14 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the postinst.txt temporary file.