TI-2005-02520 Aliases CVE-2005-2656 GHSA-8xwj-3gxv-8r5r

Polygen before 1.0.6 generates precompiled grammar objects with world-writable…

LOW 11Published 2005-09-06 · Updated 2024-09-17

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 · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

Polygen before 1.0.6 generates precompiled grammar objects with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly perform other unauthorized activities.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00326 25th 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:polygen:polygen:1.0.6:::::::*	1.0.6	Vulnerable	Polygen

cpe:2.3:a:polygen:polygen:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Polygen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2656
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xwj-3gxv-8r5r

References

Patch 1

DSA-794

Sources

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