High severity · published Sep 28, 2004
CVE-2004-0689
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
3.0 · source: NVD
KD
Kde · Kde
before 3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0689
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0689
Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/12276/
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539
Patch
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txt
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