CVE-2004-0064 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem script for YaST in SuSE 9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files within the tmp.SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem.$RANDOM temporary directory.

Published: 2004-01-15

Score: 2.1 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0064	The SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem script for YaST in SuSE 9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files within the tmp.SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem.$RANDOM temporary directory.

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 0.00385.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107402658600437&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10623
http://www.osvdb.org/3460
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9411
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008703

History

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Subscriptions

Suse Suse Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-01-15T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.650Z

Reserved: 2004-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0064

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-02-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0064

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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