CVE-2004-0064

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Published Jan 15, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem script for YaST in SuSE 9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files within the tmp.SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem.$RANDOM temporary directory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0064	The SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem script for YaST in SuSE 9.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files within the tmp.SuSEconfig.gnome-filesystem.$RANDOM temporary directory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.760% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107402658600437&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/10623
http://www.osvdb.org/3460
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9411
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008703

History

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Subscriptions

Suse Suse Linux

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 15, 2004, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:01 AM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 17, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

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