PT-2004-2002 · Cscope · Cscope

Jeremy Bae + 1 · Published 2004-12-01 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: cscope versions 15-4 through 15-5

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack due to the creation of temporary files with predictable filenames in the main.c file of the affected software.

Recommendations: For cscope versions 15-4 through 15-5, consider updating to a version where this issue is resolved, or as a temporary workaround, restrict access to the temporary file creation functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0996

DSA-610-1

Affected Products

Cscope

References · 19

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/24749 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/24750 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/11697 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0996 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-11.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0996 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2004/dsa-610 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0996 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/381443 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/381506 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18125 · Note