CVE-2004-1167

Published Jan 10, 2005 gentoo

Overview

CVE-2004-1167 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting gentoo mirrorselect. It was published on January 10, 2005.

Technical Description

mirrorselect before 0.89 creates temporary files in a world-writable location with predictable file names, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gentoo. Update mirrorselect to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/13392/ Ref www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-05.xml Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18382 Ref secunia.com/advisories/13392/ Ref www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-05.xml Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18382

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-1167?

CVE-2004-1167 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting gentoo mirrorselect. It was published on January 10, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2004-1167?

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