CVE-2004-0969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly 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 0.00122.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gentoo	Linux
Gnu	Groff
Ubuntu	Ubuntu Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux::::::::
	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-2004-0967	The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Ubuntu USN	USN-13-1	groff utility vulnerability

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=136313
http://secunia.com/advisories/18764
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11287
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:38:59.628Z

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

Link: CVE-2004-0969

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2004-0969

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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