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TI-2005-02793 Aliases CVE-2005-2960GHSA-wgqp-qmfp-f6mf

cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…

Priority LOW 12Published · 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

cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by vicf.in, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3137.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00428 37th 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 · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5.3-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3-4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a10:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 a10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a11:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 a11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5.3-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3-4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 a10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 a11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 31 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5 b1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5 preVulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5 pre2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7 p1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7 p2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7 p3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8 p1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a6:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 a6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a8:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 a8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a9:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 a9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.7 p1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.16VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 b1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 pre Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 pre2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 p1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 p2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 p3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 p1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 a6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 a8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 a9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7 p1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.16 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2960
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgqp-qmfp-f6mf

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Sources

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