5.5med
CVE-2004-1901
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 31%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/10060 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/11305 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15754 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2004-1901
- NVD: CVE-2004-1901
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