DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0996

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0996
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0996.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0996
Upstream
Published
2005-01-10T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:01:59.144802Z
Summary
[none]
Details

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / cscope

Package

Name
cscope
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cscope?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
15.5-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / cscope

Package

Name
cscope
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cscope?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
15.5-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / cscope

Package

Name
cscope
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cscope?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
15.5-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / cscope

Package

Name
cscope
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cscope?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
15.5-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}