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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0279

CVE-2004-0279

Description

AIM Sniff (aimSniff.pl) 0.9b allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/AS.log.

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Affected products

6

Aim Sniff/Aim Sniff6 versions
cpe:2.3:a:aim_sniff:aim_sniff:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aim_sniff:aim_sniff:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aim_sniff:aim_sniff:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aim_sniff:aim_sniff:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aim_sniff:aim_sniff:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aim_sniff:aim_sniff:0.9b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.9b

Patches

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References

3

www.securityfocus.com/bid/9653nvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15199nvd

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