CVE-2005-3121

A rule file in module-assistant before 0.9.10 causes a temporary file to be created insecurely, which allows local users to conduct unauthorized operations.

Published: 2005-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3121 is rated Low Risk (18.4/100): 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-2005-3121

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% 0.36% +0.29%
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-2005-3121

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-2005-3121

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3121

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-3121 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (module-assistant), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3121
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3121 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (module-assistant), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3121

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3121

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eduard_bloch module-assistant <= 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eduard_bloch module-assistant 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:eduard_bloch:module-assistant:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3121

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