CVE-2004-0581 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ksymoops-gznm script within Mandrake Linux versions 9.1 through 10.0 and Corporate Server 2.1. This flaw allows a local attacker to delete arbitrary files on the system by exploiting a symlink attack on temporary files in the /tmp directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ksymoops:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ksymoops:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ksymoops:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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