CVE-2004-1901

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 29.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Published

2005-05-10 04:00Z21 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-16 18:09Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2005-05-04

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

34e40d6851f12875f06c4fe5bff75046e05fed05f25980828a46ee35aff32750

• www.securityfocus.com10060http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200404-01http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• secunia.com11305http://secunia.com/advisories/11305third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comportage-lockfile-hardlink(15754)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754vdb-entryx_refsource_XF