LOW
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Dec 31, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
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.
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% 0.00349
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00349
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% (0.00349) | 26.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 26.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 32.90th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358225615424&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1296 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18660 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1296
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1296
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358225615424&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1296 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18660 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1296 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1296 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 31, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 21, 2004
Link CVE-2004-1296
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a