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TI-2005-02965 Aliases CVE-2005-3137GHSA-hfq5-xp8f-5693

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to…

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

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3137
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfq5-xp8f-5693

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2004-01577 Heap-based buffer overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00937 Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00784 Buffer overflow in net.c for cfengine 2.x before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01578 The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-02793 cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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