DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3011
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011
Upstream
Published
2005-09-21T20:03:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:19:02.108541Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / texinfo

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011.json"

Debian:12 / texinfo

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011.json"

Debian:13 / texinfo

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011.json"

Debian:14 / texinfo

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3011.json"