CVE-2004-2502

Public Exploit

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.24%

Vendor Advisory packetstormsecurity.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717	exploit vdb entry patch
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12037	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
http://www.osvdb.org/7772	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2502?: CVE-2004-2502 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2502?: To fix CVE-2004-2502, 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-2004-2502 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2502 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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