CVE-2005-1065 in Linux Desktop

Summary

tetex in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack in the /var/cache/fonts directory.

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• Reservation: 04/12/2005
• Disclosure: 05/02/2005
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-24829 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-61 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00037
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1065
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1065
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2005-1065/