The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when…
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0036 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0824
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3m96-w3xc-w9j4
References
More Mathopd vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-01128 Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-00958 Directory traversal vulnerability in Mathopd 1.4.x and 1.5.x before 1.5p7, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-0824 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0824 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3m96-w3xc-w9j4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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