Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-1336 (CCN-18708)

Assigned:2004-12-19
Published:2004-12-19
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:The xdvizilla script in tetex-bin 2.0.2 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
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:Source: CCN
Type: Debian Bug Report Log #286370
xdvizilla: Vulnerable to symlink attack in temporary directory

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286370

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-1336

Source: CCN
Type: xdvizilla Web page
xdvizilla

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20041223 [USN-51-1] teTeX auxiliary script vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13536
tetex-bin xdvizilla Symlink File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
12100

Source: CCN
Type: BID-12100
Debian Tetex-Bin Xdvizilla Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: USN-51-1
teTeX auxiliary script vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xdvizilla-symlink(18708)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xdvizilla-symlink(18708)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:debian:tetex-bin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    debian tetex-bin 2.0.2
    gentoo linux *