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Low
CVE-2004-2502
im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users...
Vulnerability Description
im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imswitcher[PID] temporary file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12037
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
- http://www.osvdb.org/7772
Affected Vendor
im-switch
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im-switch
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 25th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.