CVE-2005-1914

CenterICQ 4.20.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the gg.token.PID temporary file.

Published: 2005-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1914 is rated Low Risk (18.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1914

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.18% 0.36% +0.18%
2 2025-07-15 0.08% 0.18% +0.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1914

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1914

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1914

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1914 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (centericq, centerim), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1914

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
centericq centericq 4.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.6.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.6.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.7.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.7.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.12.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.13 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.13.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.14 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.14.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.14.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1914

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