CVE-2004-0975 Affecting openssl package, versions [0.9.6, 0.9.6-cvs)[0.9.7, 0.9.7f)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENSSL-2318775
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed9 Feb 2005
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Feb 2005

CVE-2004-0975  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openssl to version 0.9.6-cvs, 0.9.7f or higher.

Overview

The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1