tkdiff before 4.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Priority LOW 21Published · 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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
tkdiff before 4.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00383 32nd 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.8 | Vulnerable | Tkdiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.9 | Vulnerable | Tkdiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Tkdiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Tkdiff |
| cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Tkdiff |
- cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Tkdiff
- cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Tkdiff
- cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Tkdiff
- cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Tkdiff
- cpe:2.3:a:tkdiff:tkdiff:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Tkdiff
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3343
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf9j-q5x3-c4pq
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-3343 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3343 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf9j-q5x3-c4pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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