CVE-2005-2851

Publication date 8 September 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Description

smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
smb4k 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 0.6.4-1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.6.4-1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 0.6.4-1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.6.4-1

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