CVE-2004-0559
N/A
Published: September 24, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsMandrake LinuxWebminMandrake Linux Corporate Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/12488/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-15.xmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11153VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17299Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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