CVE-2004-1901

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 5.5
NISTv2 4.6

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-12-31 CVE Published
2005-05-04 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15754	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/11305	2024-01-26
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10060	2024-01-26

URL	Date	SRC
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-01.xml	2024-01-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Portage Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Portage"				< 2.0.50 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Portage" and version " < 2.0.50"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Portage Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Portage"				2.0.50 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Portage" and version "2.0.50"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"				1.4 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux" and version "1.4"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"				1.4 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux" and version "1.4"		rc1		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"				1.4 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux" and version "1.4"		rc2		Affected