The f2c translator in the f2c package 3.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The f2c translator in the f2c package 3.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f2c_open_source_project:f2c_translator:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Running on | F2c Open Source Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:f2c_open_source_project:f2c_translator:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Running on ·F2c Open Source Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvr8-9gpp-pgm5
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2005-0017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvr8-9gpp-pgm5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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