CVE-2004-1167
mirrorselect before 0.89 creates temporary files in a world-writable location with predictable file names, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Published:Dec 10, 2004
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Dec 10, 2004
EPSS Score:0.0038
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gentoo
Product
Mirrorselect
Gentoo
Mirrorselect
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
