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CVE-2005-3885 Details

Description

The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmpepsifile.epsi temporary file.

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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=321501	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/16343	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17882	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17886	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/223-1/	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14522	CVE	Patch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=321501	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/16343	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17882	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/17886	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/223-1/	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-916	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14522	[email protected]	Patch

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

Product	Versions
inkscape inkscape	0.41
CPE cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.41:::::::* 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 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 29, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]