CVE-2004-0689
KDE Symbolic Link Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2004, 4 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 20, 2024, 11:49 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/ Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/ Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334 Broken Link Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.3.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9334 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/16963 [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 01, 2004
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0689 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0689
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile