Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-2502 (CCN-16682)

Assigned:2004-07-13
Published:2004-07-13
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imswitcher[PID] temporary file.
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: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-2502

Source: CCN
Type: Fedora Project Download Server Web page
Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt

Source: CCN
Type: SA12037
Fedora im-switch Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
12037

Source: OSVDB
Type: Exploit
7772

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7772
Fedora im-switch imswitcher[PID] Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch
10717

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10717
IM-Switch Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fedora-imswitch-symlink(16682)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fedora-imswitch-symlink(16682)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:im-switch:im-switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    im-switch im-switch *
    fedoraproject fedora core 2