CVE-2004-0689

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334 signature vdb entry broken link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/ patch vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 mailing list
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txt patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0689?
CVE-2004-0689 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0689?
To fix CVE-2004-0689, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0689 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0689 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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