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CVE-2004-0971 Detail

Description

The krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package 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.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136304
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-24.xml Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11289 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10497

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0971
NVD Published Date:
02/09/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE