main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack
Published Dec 1, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- n/a
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.3
- 7.1.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. cscope packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 contain a backported patch since their first release.
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01145) | 65.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01145) | 62.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0996 Vendor Advisory
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0996
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0996
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