CVE-2004-2473

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Published Aug 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

wmFrog weather monitor 0.1.6 and other versions before 0.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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:a:wmfrog:wmfrog:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2464	wmFrog weather monitor 0.1.6 and other versions before 0.2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.354% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=294352
http://secunia.com/advisories/13259
http://secunia.com/advisories/25686
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=516070&group_id=67429
http://wmfrog.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/wmfrog/wmfrog/CHANGES
http://www.osvdb.org/12118
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11743
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24504
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2238
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34924

History

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Subscriptions

Wmfrog Wmfrog

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 20, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM
Reserved: Aug 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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