CVE-2005-2960

cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by vicf.in, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3137.

Published: 2005-10-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2960 is rated Low Risk (20.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2960

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 0.07% 0.43% +0.35%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2960

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-2005-2960

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2960

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2960 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cfengine), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2960

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2960

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu cfengine 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 1.5.3-4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.5.3-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a10:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6:a11:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 1.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.5:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.7:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.0.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a6:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a8:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.0:a9:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu cfengine 2.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cfengine:2.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2960

URL Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107871 Vendor Advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.cfengine.help/browse_thread/thread/fc25e7d98f8ba401/38151ed821803be0#38151ed821803be0 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17037/ Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17038
http://secunia.com/advisories/17040
http://secunia.com/advisories/17142
http://secunia.com/advisories/17182
http://secunia.com/advisories/17215
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-835 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-836 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:184
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_23_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14994
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-198-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22489
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