Land IP denial of service.

FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.

Race condition in signal handling routine in ftpd, allowing read/write arbitrary files.

Buffer overflow in NLS (Natural Language Service).

The Perl fingerd program allows arbitrary command execution from remote users.

Denial of service of inetd on Linux through SYN and RST packets.

wget 1.5.3 follows symlinks to change permissions of the target file instead of the symlink itself.

The prompt parsing in bash allows a local user to execute commands as another user by creating a directory with the name of the command to execute.

A version of finger is running that exposes valid user information to any entity on the network.

The Guile plugin for the Gnumeric spreadsheet package allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

GNU fingerd 1.37 does not properly drop privileges before accessing user information, which could allow local users to (1) gain root privileges via a malicious program in the .fingerrc file, or (2) read arbitrary files via symbolic links from .plan, .forward, or .project files.

(1) bash before 1.14.7, and (2) tcsh 6.05 allow local users to gain privileges via directory names that contain shell metacharacters (` back-tick), which can cause the commands enclosed in the directory name to be executed when the shell expands filenames using the \w option in the PS1 variable.

GNU make follows symlinks when it reads a Makefile from stdin, which allows other local users to execute commands.

Emacs 20 does not properly set permissions for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess, which allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess.

The make-temp-name Lisp function in Emacs 20 creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows attackers to conduct a symlink attack.

read-passwd and other Lisp functions in Emacs 20 do not properly clear the history of recently typed keys, which allows an attacker to read unencrypted passwords.

The resolver in glibc 2.1.3 uses predictable IDs, which allows a local attacker to spoof DNS query results.

The wrapper program in mailman 2.0beta3 and 2.0beta4 does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows local users to gain privileges.

GNU userv 1.0.0 and earlier does not properly perform file descriptor swapping, which can corrupt the USERV_GROUPS and USERV_GIDS environmental variables and allow local users to bypass some access restrictions.

GNU Groff uses the current working directory to find a device description file, which allows a local user to gain additional privileges by including a malicious postpro directive in the description file, which is executed when another user runs groff.

The unsetenv function in glibc 2.1.1 does not properly unset an environmental variable if the variable is provided twice to a program, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in setuid programs by specifying their own duplicate environmental variables such as LD_PRELOAD or LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.

Format string vulnerability in cfd daemon in GNU CFEngine before 1.6.0a11 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via format characters in the CAUTH command.

glibc2 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environmental variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which could allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.

GnuPG (gpg) 1.0.3 does not properly check all signatures of a file containing multiple documents, which allows an attacker to modify contents of all documents but the first without detection.

GNU ed before 0.2-18.1 allows local users to overwrite the files of other users via a symlink attack.

The -ftrapv compiler option in gcc and g++ 3.3.3 and earlier does not handle all types of integer overflows, which may leave applications vulnerable to vulnerabilities related to overflows.

gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions does not properly verify detached signatures, which allows attackers to modify the contents of a file without detection.

gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions imports both public and private keys from public key servers without notifying the user about the private keys, which could allow an attacker to break the web of trust.

Vulnerability in Mailman 2.0.1 and earlier allows list administrators to obtain user passwords.

Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypted file.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman email archiver before 2.08 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or authentication credentials via a malicious link that is accessed by other web users.

Format string vulnerability in pic utility in groff 1.16.1 and other versions, and jgroff before 1.15, allows remote attackers to bypass the -S option and execute arbitrary commands via format string specifiers in the plot command.

GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via an old formatted filename database (locatedb) that contains an entry with an out-of-range offset, which causes locate to write to arbitrary process memory.

Mailman 2.0.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to gain access to list administrative pages when there is an empty site or list password, which is not properly handled during the call to the crypt function during authentication.

Buffer overflows in gzip 1.3x, 1.2.4, and other versions might allow attackers to execute code via a long file name, possibly remotely if gzip is run on an FTP server.

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

rcs2log, as used in Emacs 20.4, xemacs 21.1.10 and other versions before 21.4, and possibly other packages, allows local users to modify files of other users via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Buffer overflow in digest calculation function of multiple RADIUS implementations allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via shared secret data.

Multiple RADIUS implementations do not properly validate the Vendor-Length of the Vendor-Specific attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Vendor-Length that is less than 2.

Buffer overflow in the preprocessor in groff 1.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via lpd in the LPRng printing system.

GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Enscript user via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux, allows local users to gain privileges, related to "routines for moving the physical cursor and scrolling."

uudecode, as available in the sharutils package before 4.2.1, does not check whether the filename of the uudecoded file is a pipe or symbolic link, which could allow attackers to overwrite files or execute commands.

Buffer overflow in GNU Chess (gnuchess) 5.02 and earlier, if modified or used in a networked capacity contrary to its own design as a single-user application, may allow local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command.

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to execute script via (1) the admin login page, or (2) the Pipermail index summaries.

Pipermail in Mailman stores private mail messages with predictable filenames in a world-executable directory, which allows local users to read private mailing list archives.

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a (1) "/.." or (2) "./.." string, which removes the leading slash but leaves the "..", a variant of CVE-2001-1267.

Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete directories as the user running fileutils by moving a low-level directory to a higher level as it is being deleted, which causes fileutils to chdir to a ".." directory that is higher than expected, possibly up to the root file system.

Buffer overflow in DNS resolver functions that perform lookup of network names and addresses, as used in BIND 4.9.8 and ported to glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, allows remote malicious DNS servers to execute arbitrary code through a subroutine used by functions such as getnetbyname and getnetbyaddr.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to execute script as other users via a subscriber's list subscription options in the (1) adminpw or (2) info parameters to the ml-name feature.

The BIND 4 and BIND 8.2.x stub resolver libraries, and other libraries such as glibc 2.2.5 and earlier, libc, and libresolv, use the maximum buffer size instead of the actual size when processing a DNS response, which causes the stub resolvers to read past the actual boundary ("read buffer overflow"), allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

The Sun RPC functionality in multiple libc implementations does not provide a time-out mechanism when reading data from TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang).

Directory traversal vulnerability in wget before 1.8.2-4 allows a remote FTP server to create or overwrite files as the wget user via filenames containing (1) /absolute/path or (2) .. (dot dot) sequences.

Buffer overflow in the Braille module for GNU screen 3.9.11, when HAVE_BRAILLE is defined, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Buffer overflow in the GNU DataDisplay Debugger (DDD) 3.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and possibly gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable. NOTE: since DDD is not installed setuid or setgid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.

Integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function, and possibly other functions, of XDR (external data representation) libraries derived from SunRPC, including libnsl, libc, glibc, and dietlibc, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain integer values in length fields, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0391.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in options.py for Mailman 2.1 allows remote attackers to inject script or HTML into web pages via the (1) email or (2) language parameters.

The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.

znew in the gzip package allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The vty layer in Quagga before 0.96.4, and Zebra 0.93b and earlier, does not verify that sub-negotiation is taking place when processing the SE marker, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed telnet command to the telnet CLI port, which may trigger a null dereference.

lsh daemon (lshd) does not properly return from certain functions in (1) read_line.c, (2) channel_commands.c, or (3) client_keyexchange.c when long input is provided, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a heap-based buffer overflow attack.

Buffer overflow in net.c for cfengine 2.x before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain packets with modified length values, which is trusted by the ReceiveTransaction function when using a buffer provided by the BusyWithConnection function.

An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.

ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd.

Zebra 0.93b and earlier, and quagga before 0.95, allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.

The getifaddrs function in GNU libc (glibc) 2.2.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to steal session cookies and conduct unauthorized activities.

GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt) keys using the same key component for encryption as for signing, which allows attackers to determine the private key from a signature.

Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.

Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.

Unknown vulnerability in the mail command handler in Mailman before 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed e-mail commands.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create CGI script for Mailman before 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to steal cookies of other users.

Emacs 21.2.1 does not prompt or warn the user before executing Lisp code in the local variables section of a text file, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated using the mode-name variable.

The rad_print_request function in logger.c for GNU Radius daemon (radiusd) before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a UDP packet with an Acct-Status-Type attribute without a value and no Acct-Session-Id attribute, which causes a null dereference.

Mailman before 2.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an email message with an empty subject field.

GNU libtool before 1.5.2, during compile time, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on libtool directories in /tmp.

Multiple buffer overflows in auth_ident() function in auth.c for GNU Anubis 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, 3.9.92 and 3.9.93 allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a long string.

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in GNU Anubis 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, 3.9.92 and 3.9.93 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in strings passed to (1) the info function in log.c, (2) the anubis_error function in errs.c, or (3) the ssl_error function in ssl.c.

Mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to obtain user passwords via a crafted email request to the Mailman server.

flim before 1.14.3 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Emacs user via a symlink attack.

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality in compress.c for Aspell allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long entry in the wordlist that is not properly handled when using the (1) "c" compress option or (2) "d" decompress option.

Buffer overflow in (1) queue.c and (2) queued.c in queue before 1.30.1 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The radius daemon (radiusd) for GNU Radius 1.1, when compiled with the -enable-snmp option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via malformed SNMP messages containing an invalid OID.

ksymoops-gznm script in Mandrake Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and Corporate Server 2.1, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files in /tmp.

gzexe in gzip 1.3.3 and earlier will execute an argument when the creation of a temp file fails instead of exiting the program, which could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands, a different vulnerability than CVE-1999-1332.

Format string vulnerability in misc.c in GNU GNATS 4.00 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that gets logged by syslog.

CVS 1.11.x before 1.11.17, and 1.12.x before 1.12.9, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and directories via the -X command for an alternate history file, which causes different error messages to be returned.

Integer overflow in the asn_decode_string() function defined in asn1.c in radiusd for GNU Radius 1.1 and 1.2 before 1.2.94, when compiled with the --enable-snmp option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via certain SNMP requests.

The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The (1) gzexe, (2) zdiff, and (3) znew scripts in the gzip package, as used by other packages such as ncompress, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the znew vulnerability may overlap CVE-2003-0367.

Unknown vulnerability in the dotlock implementation in mailutils before 1:0.5-4 on Debian GNU/Linux allows attackers to gain privileges.

The password generation in mailman before 2.1.5 generates only 5 million unique passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.

a2ps 4.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the driver script in mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL, which is not properly escaped in the resulting error page.

The EPSF pipe support in enscript 1.6.3 allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Enscript 1.6.3 does not sanitize filenames, which allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted filenames.

Multiple buffer overflows in enscript 1.6.3 allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (application crash).

The POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly handle the credentials of a process that is launched before the module is loaded, which allows local users to gain privileges.

gzip before 1.3 in Solaris 8, when called with the -f or -force flags, will change the permissions of files that are hard linked to the target files, which allows local users to view or modify these files.

The (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in) scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

The glibcbug script in glibc 2.3.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0968.

GNU glibc 2.3.4 before 2.3.4.20040619, 2.3.3 before 2.3.3.20040420, and 2.3.2 before 2.3.2-r10 does not restrict the use of LD_DEBUG for a setuid program, which allows local users to gain sensitive information, such as the list of symbols used by the program.

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server to overwrite certain files via a redirection URL containing a ".." that resolves to the IP address of the malicious server, which bypasses wget's filtering for ".." sequences.

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses to the terminal, which may allow remote malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences and execute arbitrary code.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SAUTH command during RSA authentication.

The AuthenticationDialogue function in cfservd for Cfengine 2.0.0 to 2.1.7p1 does not properly check the return value of the ReceiveTransaction function, which leads to a failed malloc call and triggers to a null dereference, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

Stack-based buffer overflow in shar in GNU sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -o command line argument.

Multiple buffer overflows in sharutils 4.2.1 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) long output from wc to shar, or (2) unknown vectors in unshar.

Wget 1.9 and 1.9.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded.

Format string bug in the open_altfile function in filename.c for GNU less 382, 381, and 358 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in the LESSOPEN environment variable. NOTE: since less is not setuid or setgid, then this is not a vulnerability unless there are plausible scenarios under which privilege boundaries could be crossed

Unknown vulnerability in gnubiff 1.2.0 and earlier allows local users to obtain passwords, related to the password table.

Unknown vulnerability in POP3 in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an "infinite" Unique IDentification Listing (UIDL) list.

Buffer overflow in pop3.c in gnubiff before 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

X.509 Certificate Signature Verification in Gnu transport layer security library (GnuTLS) 1.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certificates containing long chains and signed with large RSA keys.

The 55_options_traceback.dpatch patch for mailman 2.1.5 in Ubuntu 4.10 displays a different error message depending on whether the e-mail address is subscribed to a private list, which allows remote attackers to determine the list membership for a given e-mail address.

Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the true_path function in private.py for Mailman 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".../....///" sequences, which are not properly cleansed by regular expressions that are intended to remove "../" and "./" sequences.

zgrep in gzip before 1.3.5 does not properly sanitize arguments, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that are injected into a sed script.

Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by gzip after the decompression is complete.

unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

Race condition in Core Utilities (coreutils) 5.2.1, when (1) mkdir, (2) mknod, or (3) mkfifo is running with the -m switch, allows local users to modify permissions of other files.

Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by cpio after the decompression is complete.

Directory traversal vulnerability in gunzip -N in gzip 1.2.4 through 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the original filename within a compressed file.

Directory traversal vulnerability in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in a cpio file.

The "record packet parsing" in GnuTLS 1.2 before 1.2.3 and 1.0 before 1.0.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, possibly related to padding bytes in gnutils_cipher.c.

Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail.

Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a partial message request with a large value in the END parameter, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The imap4d server for GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows authenticated remote users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large range value in the FETCH command.

Format string vulnerability in imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other versions before 0.6.90, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the command tag for IMAP commands.

Integer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library for gdb before 6.3, binutils, elfutils, and possibly other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted object file that specifies a large number of section headers, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb.

The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module does not properly quote the "\" (backslash) character, which is used as an escape character and makes the module vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".

gen-index in GNATS 4.0, 4.1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when installed setuid, does not properly check files passed to the -o argument and opens the file with write access, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in guestbook.php in phpBook 1.46 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the admin parameter.

Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.

Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the SEARCH command.

cfengine 1.6.5 and 2.1.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files used by vicf.in, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3137.

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNUMP3D before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted sequences such as "/.//..//////././", which is collapsed into "/.././" after ".." and "//" sequences are removed.

The (1) cfmailfilter and (2) cfcron.in files for cfengine 1.6.5 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2960.