CVE-2005-2945: Arc

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

arc 5.21j and earlier create temporary files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to read sensitive information from files created by (1) arc (arc.c) or (2) marc (marc.c).

Affected products

• Arc Arc: up to and including 5.21j

Published 2005-09-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.