CVE-2004-1179
The debstd script in debmake 3.6.x before 3.6.10 and 3.7.x before 3.7.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories.
02 Description
The debstd script in debmake 3.6.x before 3.6.10 and 3.7.x before 3.7.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary directories.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-12-31 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-12-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0adfa05074da0528f3b98dc3fa19d30c56992a24a46102aa11c66641786d0350
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com12078http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12078
- www.derkeiler.com20041223 [USN-49-1] debmake vulnerabilityhttp://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2004-12/0645.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-615http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-615
- secunia.com13633http://secunia.com/advisories/13633/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdebmake-debstd-symlink(18646)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18646
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- debmake Fixed in 3.7.7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- debmake Fixed in 3.7.7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- debmake Fixed in 3.7.7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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