VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-1336
The xdvizilla script in tetex-bin 2.0.2 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The xdvizilla script in tetex-bin 2.0.2 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/tetex-bin · gentoo/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% 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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286370Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383942014839&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12100Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18708
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286370Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383942014839&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12100Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18708
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.