Symlink Attack Vulnerability in texinfo's sort_offline Function

CVE-2005-3011 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:H/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

Learn more about our User Device Pen Test.