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CVE-2004-1894

• 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: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

TEXutil in ConTEXt, when executed with the --silent option, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on texutil.log.

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019777.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118755923319&w=2
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009661
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10042
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15728
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019777.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118755923319&w=2
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009661
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10042
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15728

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