CVE-2004-1108

Description

qpkg in Gentoolkit 0.2.0_pre10 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/13108/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17968	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11617	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-13.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68846

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1108?: CVE-2004-1108 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1108?: To fix CVE-2004-1108, 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-2004-1108 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-1108 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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