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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0996

CVE-2004-0996

Description

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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Affected products

22
  • Cscope/Cscope6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:cscope:cscope:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =15-4, =15-5
  • Debian/linux12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • File Project/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • SCO Group/Unixware3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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