CVE-2004-0971 json
The krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allo…
published 2004-10-20 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0969
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The krb5-send-pr script in the kerberos5 (krb5) package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Patch / fix
- krb5 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.13.2+dfsg-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0971
- krb5 RHEL 3 1.2.7-38
- krb5-libs RHEL 3 1.2.7-38
- krb5-server RHEL 3 1.2.7-38
- krb5-workstation RHEL 3 1.2.7-38
red hat advisories RHSA-2005:012
- gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-24.xml advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/11289 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0971 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 krb5 1.2.7-38, krb5-libs 1.2.7-38, krb5-server 1.2.7-38, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-38 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 krb5 1.2.7-38, krb5-libs 1.2.7-38, krb5-server 1.2.7-38, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-38 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 krb5 1.2.7-38, krb5-libs 1.2.7-38, krb5-server 1.2.7-38, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-38 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 krb5 1.2.7-38, krb5-libs 1.2.7-38, krb5-server 1.2.7-38, krb5-workstation 1.2.7-38fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:012
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Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-24.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/11289
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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trustix.org
/errata/2004/0050
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-012.html
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/17583
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136304
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10497
vdb-entry, signature
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0971
- NVD CVE-2004-0971
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