5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2004-1901
Portage File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 26, 2024, 5:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-1901 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gentoo portage
2 Gentoo linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-1901.

URL 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-1901 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-1901 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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:N
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/11305 Patch http://secunia.com/advisories/11305 Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml Patch http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Removed CPE Configuration OR 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:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.50 *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:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15754 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2004-1901 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%

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0.05635

percentile

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