### [CVE-2005-3011](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3011)
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### Description

The sort_offline function for texindex in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-2559638-patch.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.