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CVE-2005-2945 Details

Description

arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from files created by (1) arc (arc.c) or (2) marc (marc.c).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/16805	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17068	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843	CVE
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/arc-09052005.txt	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/16805	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17068	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843	[email protected]
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/arc-09052005.txt	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
arc arc	<= 5.21j
CPE cpe:2.3:a:arc:arc:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 17, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]