DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3331

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3331
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3331.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3331
Upstream
Published
2005-10-27T10:02:00Z
Modified
2026-09-03T10:47:35Z
Summary
[none]
Details

viewpatch in mgdiff 1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mgdiff

Package

Name
mgdiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgdiff?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0-28

Affected versions

1.*
1.0-3
1.0-8
1.0-18
1.0-24
1.0-25
1.0-26
1.0-27

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3331.json"

Debian:13 / mgdiff

Package

Name
mgdiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgdiff?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0-28

Affected versions

1.*
1.0-3
1.0-8
1.0-18
1.0-24
1.0-25
1.0-26
1.0-27

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3331.json"

Debian:14 / mgdiff

Package

Name
mgdiff
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mgdiff?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0-28

Affected versions

1.*
1.0-3
1.0-8
1.0-18
1.0-24
1.0-25
1.0-26
1.0-27

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3331.json"