VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-2502
im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imswitcher[PID] temporary file.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.89%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imswitcher[PID] temporary file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.89% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- im-switch/im-switch
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12037Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7772Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12037Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7772Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.