CVE-2004-2502 json
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] tem…
published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2493
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/10717 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/12037 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-24278)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-24278 IM-Switch - Insecure Temporary File Handling Symbolic Link local, 2004-07-13
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10717 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/7772 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
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/10717
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/12037
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.org
/0407-advisories/fedora_im-switch_tempfile_race.txt
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/7772
vdb-entry, exploit
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/16682
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-2502
- NVD CVE-2004-2502
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