CVE-2004-0969
N/A
Published: October 20, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLinuxGroff
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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 (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136313Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11287Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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