CVE-2004-1901 (GCVE-0-2004-1901)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-05-10 04:00 – Updated: 2025-01-16 18:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-31 15:42 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
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Date Public
2004-04-06 00:00
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