CVE-2004-0851 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

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
Ulrich Callmeier	Net-acct

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ulrich_callmeier:net-acct:0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ulrich_callmeier:net-acct:0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ulrich_callmeier:net-acct:0.71:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0849	The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://exorsus.net/projects/net-acct/net-acct-notempfiles.patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109466910232385&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12476
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-559
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11125
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17283

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-13T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:47.792Z

Reserved: 2004-09-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0851

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-09-08T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-0851

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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