Polygen before 1.0.6 generates precompiled grammar objects with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) and possibly perform other unauthorized activities.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14722
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-794
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2005-09-06
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: Medium