VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0404
logcheck before 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory in /var/tmp.
LOW 1.2EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
logcheck before 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory in /var/tmp.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- psionic/logcheck
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11399Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-488Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:155
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10162Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15888
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11399Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-488Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:155
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10162Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15888
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.