TI-2005-04277 Aliases CVE-2005-4536 GHSA-h7vp-qvfw-h2f3

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default…

LOW 11Published 2006-02-01 · Updated 2024-08-07

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

Mail::Audit module in libmail-audit-perl 2.1-5, when logging is enabled without a default log file specified, uses predictable log filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the [PID]-audit.log temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00362 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

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:libmail-audit-perl:2.1-5:::::::*	2.1-5	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:debian:libmail-audit-perl:2.1-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1-5 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4536
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7vp-qvfw-h2f3

References

Advisory 1

DSA-960

Other 2

Sources

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