CVE catalog

CVE-2005-3126

antiword: CVE-2005-3126

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026

The (1) kantiword (kantiword.sh) and (2) gantiword (gantiword.sh) scripts in antiword 0.35 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary (a) output and (b) error 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	antiword	sid	`0.37-18`	fixed
Debian	antiword	forky	`0.37-18`	fixed
Debian	antiword	trixie	`0.37-17`	fixed
Debian	antiword	bookworm	`0.37-16`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	antiword	source	sid	`0.35-2`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	antiword	source	forky	`0.35-2`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	antiword	source	trixie	`0.35-2`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	antiword	source	bookworm	`0.35-2`	low	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[antiword]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.37-16 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.35-2
  dsa · antiword · debian · bookworm; dsa · antiword · debian · 12
- 0.37-16 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.35-2
  dsa · antiword · debian · bookworm; dsa · antiword · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[antiword]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.37-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.35-2
  dsa · antiword · debian · 13
- 0.37-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.35-2
  dsa · antiword · debian · 13

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

References

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