security flaw
Published Aug 19, 2004
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4
Fixed · RHSA-2004:412
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.6
Fixed · RHSA-2004:412
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:412 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:412 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 34.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 33.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00029) | 5.10th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0689 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617251 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0689
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0689
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.