CVE-2004-2097

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: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple scripts on SuSE Linux 9.0 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/fvwm-bug created by fvwm-bug, (2) /tmp/wmmenu created by wm-oldmenu2new, (3) /tmp/rates created by x11perfcomp, (4) /tmp/xf86debug.1.log created by xf86debug, (5) /tmp/.winpopup-new created by winpopup-send.sh, or (6) /tmp/initrd created by lvmcreate_initrd.

Affected products

Suse Linux: 9.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107461582413923&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107478920006258&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008781
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9457
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14963
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107461582413923&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107478920006258&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1008781
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9457
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14963

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