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TI-2005-01003 Aliases CVE-2005-1065GHSA-cccq-x9mq-xwh5

tetex in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allows local users to determine the existence of…

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

tetex in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack in the /var/cache/fonts directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00379 32nd 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:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1065
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cccq-x9mq-xwh5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2006-00715 Stack-based buffer overflow in the pam_micasa PAM authentication module in CASA on Novell… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04774 nsFrameManager in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03384 Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2008-02686 The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2005-01670 Buffer overflow in ptrace in the Linux Kernel for 64-bit architectures allows local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2005-00979 Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in netapplet in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allow local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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