security flaw
Published Oct 20, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.2
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.6a
- 0.9.6b
- 0.9.6c
- 0.9.6d
- 0.9.6e
- 0.9.6f
- 0.9.6g
- 0.9.6h
- 0.9.6i
- 0.9.6j
- 0.9.6k
- 0.9.6l
- 0.9.6m
- 0.9.7c
- 0.9.7d
Configuration 2
- n/a
- 9.2
- 9.2
- 10.0
- 10.0
- 10.1
- 10.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
openssl-0:0.9.7a-33.15
Fixed · RHSA-2005:476
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:476
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl-0:0.9.7a-43.2
Fixed · RHSA-2005:476
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-22.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:476
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | openssl-0:0.9.7a-33.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:476 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-16.22.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:476 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl-0:0.9.7a-43.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:476 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openssl096b-0:0.9.6b-22.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:476 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 33.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 32.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.46th | 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 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136302 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12973 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-603 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11293 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0975 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617338 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0975
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10621 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A164 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0975
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