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CVE-2004-0256

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

GNU libtool before 1.5.2, during compile time, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on libtool directories in /tmp.

Affected products

• GNU Libtool: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.2, 1.3.3 (+7)

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000811
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10777
• http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=3438808&list=405
• http://www.osvdb.org/3795
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/352333
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9530
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15017
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000811
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10777
• http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=3438808&list=405
• http://www.osvdb.org/3795
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/352333

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