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CVE-2004-1167
mirrorselect before 0.89 creates temporary files in a world-writable location with predictable file names, which allows remote attackers…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
Description
mirrorselect before 0.89 creates temporary files in a world-writable location with predictable file names, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- GLSA-200412-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- mirrorselect-symlink(18382) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 13392 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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