CVE-2004-2502

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imswitcher[PID] temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12037
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7772
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7772
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
57th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

im-switch