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CVE-2005-2945

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-09-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from files created by (1) arc (arc.c) or (2) marc (marc.c).

Affected products

• Arc: through 5.21j

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16805
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17068
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843
• http://www.zataz.net/adviso/arc-09052005.txt
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689596714383&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16805
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17068
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-843
• http://www.zataz.net/adviso/arc-09052005.txt

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