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low 2.1

CVE-2004-0996 json

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files vi…

published 2004-12-01 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0994

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Patch / fix

  • cscope Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 15.5-1.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0996

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24750)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24750 Cscope 13.0/15.x - Insecure Temporary File Creation (2) local, 2004-11-17
  • EDB-24749 Cscope 13.0/15.x - Insecure Temporary File Creation (1) local, 2004-11-17
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11697 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Fix old broken CPEs.