CVE catalog
CVE-2005-0990
sharutils: CVE-2005-0990
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 27, 2026
unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sharutils | sid | 1:4.15.2-13 | fixed |
| Debian | sharutils | forky | 1:4.15.2-13 | fixed |
| Debian | sharutils | trixie | 1:4.15.2-12 | fixed |
| Debian | sharutils | bookworm | 1:4.15.2-9 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sharutils | source | sid | 1:4.2.1-13 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sharutils | source | forky | 1:4.2.1-13 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sharutils | source | trixie | 1:4.2.1-13 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sharutils | source | bookworm | 1:4.2.1-13 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [sharutils]Fixed
Details (2)
1:4.15.2-9· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
1:4.15.2-9· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
- [sharutils-doc]Fixed
Source package: [sharutils]
Details (2)
1:4.15.2-9· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
1:4.15.2-9· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · sharutils · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [sharutils]Fixed
Details (2)
1:4.15.2-12· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
1:4.15.2-12· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
- [sharutils-doc]Fixed
Source package: [sharutils]
Details (2)
1:4.15.2-12· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
1:4.15.2-12· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.2.1-13dsa · sharutils · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0990]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0990]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2005/cve-2005-0990.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]