CVE-2004-0996

N/A Unknown

Published: January 10, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110133485519690&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26235

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-610

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-11.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381443

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381506

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381611

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11697

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18125

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172