CVE catalog

CVE-2005-3342

noweb: CVE-2005-3342

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

noweb 2.10c and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in (1) lib/toascii.nw and (2) shell/roff.mm.

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	noweb	sid	`2.13-2`	fixed
Debian	noweb	forky	`2.13-2`	fixed
Debian	noweb	trixie	`2.13-2`	fixed
Debian	noweb	bookworm	`2.12-4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	noweb	source	sid	`2.10c-3.2`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	noweb	source	forky	`2.10c-3.2`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	noweb	source	trixie	`2.10c-3.2`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	noweb	source	bookworm	`2.10c-3.2`	low	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[noweb]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.12-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.10c-3.2
  dsa · noweb · debian · bookworm; dsa · noweb · debian · 12
- 2.12-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.10c-3.2
  dsa · noweb · debian · bookworm; dsa · noweb · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[noweb]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.13-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.10c-3.2
  dsa · noweb · debian · 13
- 2.13-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.10c-3.2
  dsa · noweb · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:40 PM UTC

References

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