CVE catalog
CVE-2005-2992
arc: CVE-2005-2992
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026
arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.
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 | Not reported |
| Debian | arc | source | forky | 5.21m-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | arc | source | trixie | 5.21m-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | arc | source | bookworm | 5.21m-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [arc]Fixed
Details (2)
5.21q-12· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.21m-1dsa · arc · debian · bookworm; dsa · arc · debian · 12
5.21q-12· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.21m-1dsa · arc · debian · bookworm; dsa · arc · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [arc]Fixed
Details (2)
5.21q-15· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.21m-1dsa · arc · debian · 13
5.21q-15· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.21m-1dsa · arc · debian · 13
Observed: