LOW
logcheck before 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory in /var/tmp
Published Apr 20, 2004
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
logcheck before 1.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory in /var/tmp.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
1.2 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00306
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00306
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 21.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 22.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11399 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-488 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:155 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10162 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15888 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11399 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-488 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:155 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10162 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15888 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 20, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 14, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0404
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a