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CVE-2004-2097
Multiple scripts on SuSE Linux 9.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fvwm-bug created by…
Low2.1EPSS 0.39%
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Description
Multiple scripts on SuSE Linux 9.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fvwm-bug created by fvwm-bug, (2) /tmp/wmmenu created by wm-oldmenu2new, (3) /tmp/rates created by x11perfcomp, (4) /tmp/xf86debug.1.log created by xf86debug, (5) /tmp/.winpopup-new created by winpopup-send.sh, or (6) /tmp/initrd created by lvmcreate_initrd.
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)
- 0.39% · top 67% 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
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20040122 Re: [SuSE 9.0] possible symlink attacks in some scripts (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20040121 [SuSE 9.0] possible symlink attacks in some scripts (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1008781 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- suse-multiple-symlink-attack(14963) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 9457 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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