CVE-2004-1901

Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/11305	Broken Link Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:2.0.50:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc2::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2004-12-31 05:00

Updated : 2024-01-26 17:07

NVD link : CVE-2004-1901

Mitre link : CVE-2004-1901

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-1901

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gentoo

portage
linux

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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