CVE-2005-0259

Publication date 14 March 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

phpBB 2.0.11, and possibly other versions, with remote avatars and avatar uploading enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files by providing both a local and remote location for an avatar, then modifying the “Upload Avatar from a URL:” field to reference the target file.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
phpbb2 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected