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TI-2005-00809 Aliases CVE-2005-0866GHSA-4gpq-qp4m-5pqr

cdrecord before 4:2.0, when DEBUG is enabled, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…

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
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

cdrecord before 4:2.0, when DEBUG is enabled, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0031 23rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cdrtools:cdrecord:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0VulnerableCdrtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:cdrtools:cdrecord:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0 Vulnerable ·Cdrtools

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0866
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gpq-qp4m-5pqr

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2004-00744 cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2003-00270 Format string vulnerability in scsiopen.c of the cdrecord program in cdrtools 2.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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