CVE-2006-1892

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-04-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

avast! 4 Linux Home Edition 1.0.5 allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/_avast4_ temporary directory.

Affected products

Alwil Avast Antivirus: 1.0.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19683
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/712
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/764
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431019/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17535
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1387
http://secunia.com/advisories/19683
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/712
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/764
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431019/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17535
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1387

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