CVE-2004-0975

N/A Unknown

Published: February 09, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136302

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/12973

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-603

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11293

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10621

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A164

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136302