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low 2.1

CVE-2004-0975 json

The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwr…

published 2004-10-20 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0973

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Patch / fix

  • openssl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.7e-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0975

  • openssl RHEL 3 0.9.7a-33.15
  • openssl RHEL 4 0.9.7a-43.2
  • openssl096b RHEL 3 0.9.6b-16.22.3
  • openssl096b RHEL 4 0.9.6b-22.3
  • openssl-perl RHEL 3 0.9.7a-33.15
  • openssl-perl RHEL 4 0.9.7a-43.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:476

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-2004-0975 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openssl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl096b 0.9.6b-16.22.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openssl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl096b 0.9.6b-16.22.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openssl 0.9.7a-43.2, openssl096b 0.9.6b-22.3, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-43.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openssl 0.9.7a-43.2, openssl096b 0.9.6b-22.3, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-43.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openssl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl096b 0.9.6b-16.22.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openssl 0.9.7a-43.2, openssl096b 0.9.6b-22.3, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-43.2
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openssl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-33.15, openssl096b 0.9.6b-16.22.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openssl 0.9.7a-43.2, openssl096b 0.9.6b-22.3, openssl-perl 0.9.7a-43.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:476

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% 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

Classification

Technology feeds

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.