CVE-2004-0969
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu:groff | gnu groff | eq | 1.19 |
| ubuntu:ubuntu_linux | ubuntu ubuntu linux | eq | 4.1 |
| gentoo:linux | gentoo linux | eq | * |
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136313
secunia.com/advisories/18764
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml
www.securityfocus.com/bid/11287
www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
Related
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%