FKIE_CVE-2005-3011
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-09-21 20:03 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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