CVE catalog

CVE-2005-2945

arc: CVE-2005-2945

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 16, 2005, 9:03:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

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).

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	arc	sid	`5.21q-16`	fixed
Debian	arc	forky	`5.21q-16`	fixed
Debian	arc	trixie	`5.21q-15`	fixed
Debian	arc	bookworm	`5.21q-12`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	arc	source	sid	`5.21m-1`	low	Not reported	[329053]
Debian	arc	source	forky	`5.21m-1`	low	Not reported	[329053]
Debian	arc	source	trixie	`5.21m-1`	low	Not reported	[329053]
Debian	arc	source	bookworm	`5.21m-1`	low	Not reported	[329053]

[Debian bug #329053]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[arc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 5.21q-12 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.21m-1
  dsa · arc · debian · bookworm; dsa · arc · debian · 12
- 5.21q-12 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.21m-1
  dsa · arc · debian · bookworm; dsa · arc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[arc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 5.21q-15 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.21m-1
  dsa · arc · debian · 13
- 5.21q-15 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.21m-1
  dsa · arc · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:39 PM UTC

References

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