security flaw
Published Oct 20, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Multiple scripts in the perl 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.
- 5.6
- 5.6.1
- 5.8.0
- 5.8.1
- 5.8.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
perl-2:5.8.0-90.4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:881
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | perl-2:5.8.0-90.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:881 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140058 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ 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 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 34.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 33.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.78th | 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 (15)
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17661 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18075 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:031 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11294 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0976 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617339 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0976
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9752 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0976
Change history (0)
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