DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0966

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0966
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0966.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0966
Upstream
Published
2005-02-09T05:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-15T06:47:34Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / gettext

Package

Name
gettext
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gettext?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.14.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0966.json"

Debian:13 / gettext

Package

Name
gettext
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gettext?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.14.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0966.json"

Debian:14 / gettext

Package

Name
gettext
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gettext?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.14.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0966.json"