CVE catalog

CVE-2005-3331

mgdiff: CVE-2005-3331

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.34% · Oct 25, 2026

viewpatch in mgdiff 1.0 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.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianmgdiffsid1.0+debian1-3fixed
Debianmgdiffforky1.0+debian1-3fixed
Debianmgdifftrixie1.0+debian1-1fixed
Debianmgdiffbookworm1.0+debian1-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianmgdiffsourcesid1.0-28unimportantNot reported[335188]
Debianmgdiffsourceforky1.0-28unimportantNot reported[335188]
Debianmgdiffsourcetrixie1.0-28unimportantNot reported[335188]
Debianmgdiffsourcebookworm1.0-28unimportantNot reported[335188]

[Debian bug #335188]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [mgdiff]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.0+debian1-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-28

      dsa · mgdiff · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgdiff · debian · 12

    • 1.0+debian1-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-28

      dsa · mgdiff · debian · bookworm; dsa · mgdiff · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [mgdiff]Fixed

    Source package: [mgdiff]

    Details (2)

    • 1.0+debian1-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-28

      dsa · mgdiff · debian · 13

    • 1.0+debian1-1+b2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.0-28

      dsa · mgdiff · debian · 13

Observed:

References

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