CVE-2004-0996 (GCVE-0-2004-0996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-12-01 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:39
VLAI
Summary
main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2322 records in the last 180 days details
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11697 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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Date Public
2004-11-17 00:00
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