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CVE-2004-1387
The check_forensic script in apache-utils package 1.3.31 allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on…
Low2.1EPSS 0.55%
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Description
The check_forensic script in apache-utils package 1.3.31 allows local users to overwrite or create 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)
- 0.55% · top 54% 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: Low 2.1.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- apache-checkforensic-symlink(18993) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 13925 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [debian-apache] 20050119 Bug#290974: marked as done (apache: Temporary usage bugs that can be used in symlink attacks) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-65-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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