CVE catalog

CVE-2006-1753

fcheck: CVE-2006-1753

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

A cron job in fcheck before 2.7.59 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianfchecksid2.7.59-27fixed
Debianfcheckforky2.7.59-27fixed
Debianfchecktrixie2.7.59-27fixed
Debianfcheckbookworm2.7.59-25fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianfchecksourcesid2.7.59-8not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianfchecksourceforky2.7.59-8not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianfchecksourcetrixie2.7.59-8not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianfchecksourcebookworm2.7.59-8not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [fcheck]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 2.7.59-25 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.59-8

      dsa · fcheck · debian · bookworm; dsa · fcheck · debian · 12

    • 2.7.59-25 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.59-8

      dsa · fcheck · debian · bookworm; dsa · fcheck · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [fcheck]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 2.7.59-27 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.59-8

      dsa · fcheck · debian · 13

    • 2.7.59-27 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.59-8

      dsa · fcheck · debian · 13

Observed:

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