CVE-2005-4803

graphviz before 2.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: this issue was originally associated with a different CVE identifier, CVE-2005-2965, which had been used for multiple different issues. This is the correct identifier.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4803 is rated Low Risk (24.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4803

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 0.06% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4803

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4803

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4803

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2005-4803 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (graphviz), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4803
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-4803 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (graphviz), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-4803

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2005-4803

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Graphviz, Graphviz, 2.2.1

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4803

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
graphviz graphviz <= 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5_0.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5_0.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5_0.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.8.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.8.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4803

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