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CVE-2004-0559

Published: Sep 24, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mandrakesoft
commercial·FRaka mandriva, mandrakesoft linux
mandrake linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mandrake linux corporate serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Gentoo Foundation Inc.
oss-project·US
Gentoo LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
usermin
oss-project
userminOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
webmin
oss-projectaka usermin, virtualmin
webminOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.webmin.com/uchanges-1.089.html
webmin.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11153
securityfocus.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/12488/
secunia.com
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