CVE-2004-0996
cscope - insecure temporary file
EPSS 0.56%
Description
main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
How to fix CVE-2004-0996
To remediate CVE-2004-0996, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cscope—upgrade to 15.5-1.1 or later
- Debian/cscope—upgrade to 15.3-1woody2 or later
Is CVE-2004-0996 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 15.5-1.1
- from 0, < 15.3-1woody2