VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-1894
TEXutil in ConTEXt, when executed with the --silent option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on texutil.log.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
TEXutil in ConTEXt, when executed with the --silent option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on texutil.log.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019777.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118755923319&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009661
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10042Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15728
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019777.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118755923319&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009661
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10042Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15728
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.