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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12037Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7772Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12037Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7772Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16682
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified