CVE-2004-2605 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

aStats 1.6.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the aStats-Graphic-Signature-Generation file and (2) certain PNG image files.

Published: 2005-11-29

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:astats:astats:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2596	aStats 1.6.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the aStats-Graphic-Signature-Generation file and (2) certain PNG image files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00348.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=287604
http://secunia.com/advisories/13679
http://shellcode.org/pipermail/debian-audit/2004-December/000078.html
http://www.osvdb.org/12632
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12128
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18698

History

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Subscriptions

Astats Astats

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-29T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:25.239Z

Reserved: 2005-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2605

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:09:58.080

Link: CVE-2004-2605

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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