CVE-2004-1296 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow 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 0.00149.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Groff

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1293	The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow 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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358225615424&w=2
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18660

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.363Z

Reserved: 2004-12-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-1296

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-1296

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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