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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-2231 · published 12 July 2005

CVE-2005-2231: High availability linux project heartbeat vulnerability

HHigh Availability Linux Project · Heartbeat

High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat 1.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.36% · top 73.0%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
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

High Availability Linux Project Heartbeat 1.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16039 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-761
http://secunia.com/advisories/16039 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-761

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5.0CVE-2006-3121High availability linux project heartbeat vulnerabilityThe peel_netstring function in cl_netstring.c in the heartbeat subsystem in High-Availability Linux before 1.2.5, and 2.0 before 2.0.7, allows remote…EPSS 14%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-2231), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.