CVE-2005-2851

smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files.

Published: 2005-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2851 is rated Low Risk (15.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). 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-2005-2851

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2851

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2851

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2851

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-2851 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (smb4k), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2851
gentoo high CVE-2005-2851: 1 GLSA(s) (200511-15), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/smb4k); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-2851
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2851/
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2851 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (smb4k), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2851

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2851

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
smb4k smb4k 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smb4k smb4k 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smb4k smb4k 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:smb4k:smb4k:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2851

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