Vulnerability CVE-2004-1296

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-1296 (CCN-18660)

Assigned:

2004-12-21

Published:

2004-12-21

Updated:

2017-07-11

Summary:

The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

File Manipulation

References:

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:gnu:groff:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:gnu:groff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable