CVE-2004-0404 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

logcheck before 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory in /var/tmp.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00072.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Psionic	Logcheck

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:psionic:logcheck:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0404	logcheck before 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory in /var/tmp.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/11399
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-488
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:155
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10162
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15888

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-04-20T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:17:14.936Z

Reserved: 2004-04-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0404

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-07-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0404

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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