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TI-2005-02059 Aliases CVE-2005-2180GHSA-g39g-23cc-mm8f

gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does…

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

gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00349 28th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnats:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2180
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g39g-23cc-mm8f

References

Other 2

  • TI-2004-00564 Format string vulnerability in misc.c in GNU GNATS 4.00 may allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02718 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gnatsweb.pl in Gnatsweb 4.00 and Gnats 4.1.99… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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