The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5…

Description

The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• FLSA:136323 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2004.055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• GLSA-200410-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 11282 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 2004-0050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136323 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-5-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2004-0966](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2004-0966.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2004-0966)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 00:38 UTC.