CVE-2005-1915

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-09-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The log4sh_readProperties function in log4sh 1.2.5 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable log4sh.$$ filenames.

Affected products

Log4Sh: 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q3/0001.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94069
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/034873.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14140
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0957
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/log4sh-06092005.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q3/0001.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94069
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/034873.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14140

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