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TI-2005-02778 Aliases CVE-2005-2945GHSA-wf3w-8qhg-ch8v

arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which…

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

arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from files created by (1) arc (arc.c) or (2) marc (marc.c).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00364 30th 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:arc:arc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.21jVulnerableArc
  • cpe:2.3:a:arc:arc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.21j Vulnerable ·Arc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf3w-8qhg-ch8v

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2005-02824 arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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