CVE-2004-2231 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Zero G Software InstallAnywhere 5.0.6, 5.0.7, and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) persistent_state or (2) env.properties.X temporary files.

Published: 2005-07-17

Score: 1.2 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zero_g:installanywhere:5.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:zero_g:installanywhere:5.0.7:::::::*

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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-2004-2223	Zero G Software InstallAnywhere 5.0.6, 5.0.7, and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) persistent_state or (2) env.properties.X temporary files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00098.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/12129
http://vapid.dhs.org/zerogadv.txt
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=82&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.osvdb.org/8236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10808
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16791

History

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Subscriptions

Zero G Installanywhere

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:22:12.698Z

Reserved: 2005-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2231

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2004-2231

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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