VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0689
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- kde/kde · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334Broken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.