CVE-2005-3785

Second-order symlink vulnerability in eix-sync.in in Ebuild IndeX (eix) before 0.5.0_pre2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the exi.X.sync temporary file, which is processed by the diff-eix program.

Published: 2005-11-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3785 is rated Moderate Risk (42.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3785

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 2025-03-30 0.58% 0.52% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.52% 0.58% +0.06%
3 2025-03-23 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3785

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3785

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3785

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2005-3785: 1 GLSA(s) (200511-19), 1 atom(s) (app-portage/eix); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3785

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3785

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo linux_eix <= 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:linux_eix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3785

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