CVE-2004-0689
KDE Security Advisory 2004-08-11.1
Severity Score
7.1
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
KDE 3.3.0 no maneja adecuadamente ciertos enlaces simbólicos que apuntan a localizaciones "gastadas", lo que podría permitir a usaurios locales crear o truncar ficheros arbitrarios.
The SUSE security team was alerted that in some cases the integrity of symlinks used by KDE are not ensured and that these symlinks can be pointing to stale locations. This can be abused by a local attacker to create or truncate arbitrary files or to prevent KDE applications from functioning correctly (Denial of Service). All versions of KDE up to KDE 3.2.3 inclusive.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2004-07-13 CVE Reserved
- 2004-08-12 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16963 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9334 | Broken Link |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12276 | 2024-01-26 | |
| http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txt | 2024-01-26 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 | 2024-01-26 | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml | 2024-01-26 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-539 | 2024-01-26 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0689 | 2004-10-04 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617251 | 2004-10-04 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Kde Search vendor "Kde" | Kde Search vendor "Kde" for product "Kde" | < 3.3 Search vendor "Kde" for product "Kde" and version " < 3.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 3.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "3.0" | - |
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