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CVE-2004-1296
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on…
Low2.1EPSS 0.36%
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Description
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20041220 [USN-43-1] groff utility vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- groff-eqn2graph-pic2graph-symlink(18660) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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