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CVE-2005-3387
The startup script in packages/RedHat/ntop.init in ntop before 3.2, when ntop.conf is writable by users besides root, creates temporary…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.87%
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Description
The startup script in packages/RedHat/ntop.init in ntop before 3.2, when ntop.conf is writable by users besides root, creates temporary files insecurely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.87% · top 41% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- ADV-2005-2251 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 15242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [Ntop-dev] 20050331 Minor security issue w/ ntop.init (RedHat Packages directory) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 17382 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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