MEDIUM
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles
Published May 10, 2005
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 31, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
0.37% 0.00366
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00366
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 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 14.23th | 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 (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11305 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11305 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2005
Updated Jan 16, 2025
Reserved May 4, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1901
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jan 31, 2024