CVE-2004-0422 flim before 1.14.3 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Emacs user via a symlink attack.
LowCVSS 2.1
EPSS 0.36%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
flim before 1.14.3 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Emacs user via a symlink attack.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GNU flim | <= 1.14.2 | No fix listed |
| debian/flim(Debian:12) | < 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1 | 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1 |
| debian/flim(Debian:13) | < 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1 | 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1 |
| debian/flim(Debian:14) | < 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1 | 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1 |
References
- DSA-500 patch vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2004:344 vendor-advisory
- flim-insecure-temporary-file(16027) vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2004-0422 vendor-advisory