CVE-2004-2097: Multiple scripts on SuSE Linux 9.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fvwm-bug created by fvwm-bug, (2)…

PriorityP49low2.1CVSS 2.0

AVLACLAuNCNIPAN

EPSS

0.39%

31.0th percentile

Multiple scripts on SuSE Linux 9.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fvwm-bug created by fvwm-bug, (2) /tmp/wmmenu created by wm-oldmenu2new, (3) /tmp/rates created by x11perfcomp, (4) /tmp/xf86debug.1.log created by xf86debug, (5) /tmp/.winpopup-new created by winpopup-send.sh, or (6) /tmp/initrd created by lvmcreate_initrd.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	fvwm	—	—
suse	suse_linux	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

vendor_debian2.1LOW

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