CVE-2005-2992: Arc

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

arc 5.21j and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different type of vulnerability than CVE-2005-2945.

Affected products

• Arc Arc: up to and including 5.21j

Published 2005-10-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.