CVE-2005-2992

Publication date 13 October 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
arc	7.04 feisty	Fixed 5.21m-1
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 5.21m-1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 5.21m-1

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2992