CVE-2005-0017

Publication date 2 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

The f2c translator in the f2c package 3.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
f2c 7.04 feisty
Fixed 20050501-1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 20050501-1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 20050501-1

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