CVE-2004-0971

Description

The krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583	vdb entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11289	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-24.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136304
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10497	signature vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0971?: CVE-2004-0971 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0971?: To fix CVE-2004-0971, 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-2004-0971 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0971 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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