Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-2502
CVE-2004-2502
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- secunia.com/advisories/12037nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txtnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/7772nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717nvdExploitPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682nvd
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