CVE DATABASE / CVE-2005-0824

CVE-2005-0824

CVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Summary

The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score	5.5 (MEDIUM)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector	LOCAL
Attack complexity	LOW
Privileges required	LOW
User interaction	NONE
Scope	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality	NONE
Integrity	HIGH
Availability	NONE

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected products

Mathopd mathopd

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/14524
http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.html

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.