CVE-2004-1296
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.
02 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.
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
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.8% 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
- 2004-12-21
- 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
- 77699d579d6349d6866905e7de284aadb95f60b864d93cade565ef0f80322906
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.info20041220 [USN-43-1] groff utility vulnerabilitieshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110358225615424&w=2
- wwwnew.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:038http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgroff-eqn2graph-pic2graph-symlink(18660)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18660
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- groff Fixed in 1.18.1.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- groff Fixed in 1.18.1.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- groff Fixed in 1.18.1.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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