CVE-2004-0975

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-02-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected products

gentoo Linux: all versions
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 9.2, 10.0, 10.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 2.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: 8.2
OpenSSL: 0.9.6, 0.9.6a, 0.9.6b, 0.9.6c, 0.9.6d, 0.9.6e (+10)

References

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136302
http://secunia.com/advisories/12973
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-603
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11293
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10621
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A164
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136302
http://secunia.com/advisories/12973

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