CVE-2004-2097 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple scripts within SuSE Linux 9.0. Attackers can exploit this by creating symbolic links to overwrite arbitrary files through predictable temporary file names in /tmp. With a CVSS score of 2.1, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, primarily impacting integrity with no confidentiality or availability concerns. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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