DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0990
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990
Upstream
Published
2005-05-02T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:01:58.598907Z
Summary
[none]
Details

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / sharutils

Package

Name
sharutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sharutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990.json"

Debian:12 / sharutils

Package

Name
sharutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sharutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990.json"

Debian:13 / sharutils

Package

Name
sharutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sharutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990.json"

Debian:14 / sharutils

Package

Name
sharutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/sharutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.1-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990.json"