CVE-2004-0966 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite 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 0.00075.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Gettext
Ubuntu	Ubuntu Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gettext:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1::ia64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.1::ppc:::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0964	The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5-1	gettext vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136323
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382652226638&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-10.xml
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00000.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11282
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:051
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-5-1/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-10-20T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:38:59.470Z

Reserved: 2004-10-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0966

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-02-09T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-0966

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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