noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink…
Priority LOW 8Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00354 29th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:norman_ramsey:noweb:2.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9a | Vulnerable | Norman Ramsey |
| cpe:2.3:a:norman_ramsey:noweb:2.10c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.10c | Vulnerable | Norman Ramsey |
- cpe:2.3:a:norman_ramsey:noweb:2.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9a Vulnerable ·Norman Ramsey
- cpe:2.3:a:norman_ramsey:noweb:2.10c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10c Vulnerable ·Norman Ramsey
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3342
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq63-8c2h-hr39
References
More Norman Ramsey Noweb vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00359 Multiple vulnerabilities in noweb 2.9 and earlier creates temporary files insecurely… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2005-3342 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3342 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cq63-8c2h-hr39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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