LOW
The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Feb 13, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.71
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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.
0.35% 0.00348
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00348
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 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.41th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://exorsus.net/projects/net-acct/net-acct-notempfiles.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109466910232385&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12476 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-559 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11125 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17283 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://exorsus.net/projects/net-acct/net-acct-notempfiles.patch | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109466910232385&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12476 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-559 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11125 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17283 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 13, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 13, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0851
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a