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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0824 · published 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0824: Mathopd link following vulnerability

MMathopd · Mathopd

The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.36% · top 72.8% CWE-59 · Link following
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.6
0.36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The internal_dump function in Mathopd before 1.5p5, and 1.6x before 1.6b6 BETA, when Mathopd is running with the -n option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on dump files that are triggered by a SIGWINCH signal.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/14524 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14524 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/mathopd%40mathopd.org/msg00272.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0824), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.