CVE-2004-2698

Description

Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17082 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011049 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12349 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11008 vdb entry
http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2004-0002.txt
http://imwheel.sourceforge.net/files/DEVELOPMENT.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0914.html mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/9111 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2698?
CVE-2004-2698 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2698?
To fix CVE-2004-2698, 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-2004-2698 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-2698 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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