CVE catalog

CVE-2005-2231

heartbeat: CVE-2005-2231

Severity: High
Published: Jul 12, 2005, 4:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat 1.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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	heartbeat	sid	`1:3.0.6-20`	fixed
Debian	heartbeat	forky	`1:3.0.6-20`	fixed
Debian	heartbeat	trixie	`1:3.0.6-17`	fixed
Debian	heartbeat	bookworm	`1:3.0.6-13`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	heartbeat	source	sid	`1.2.3-12`	medium	Not reported	[318287]
Debian	heartbeat	source	forky	`1.2.3-12`	medium	Not reported	[318287]
Debian	heartbeat	source	trixie	`1.2.3-12`	medium	Not reported	[318287]
Debian	heartbeat	source	bookworm	`1.2.3-12`	medium	Not reported	[318287]

[Debian bug #318287]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[heartbeat]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
[heartbeat-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
[libheartbeat2]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
[libheartbeat2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12
- 1:3.0.6-13+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · bookworm; dsa · heartbeat · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[heartbeat]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
[heartbeat-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
[libheartbeat2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
[libheartbeat2t64]Fixed
Source package: [heartbeat]
Details (2)
- 1:3.0.6-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13
- 1:3.0.6-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.2.3-12
  dsa · heartbeat · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]