CVE-2004-0404 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2004-04-20

Score: 1.2 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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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.

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 0.00076.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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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Subscriptions

Psionic Logcheck

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-04-20T04:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2004-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

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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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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