CVE-2004-1336 in tetex-bin

Summary

The xdvizilla script in tetex-bin 2.0.2 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

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• Reservation: 01/06/2005
• Disclosure: 12/23/2004
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-22598 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-61 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00064
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1336
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1336
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2004-1336/