CVE-2004-1179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The debstd script in debmake 3.6.x before 3.6.10 and 3.7.x before 3.7.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories.

Published: 2004-12-31

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:debmake::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:debmake::::::::

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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-2004-1176	The debstd script in debmake 3.6.x before 3.6.10 and 3.7.x before 3.7.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories.
Ubuntu USN	USN-49-1	debmake vulnerability

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 0.00096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/13633/
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-615
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-12/0645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12078
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18646

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debmake

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:11.420Z

Reserved: 2004-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2004-1179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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