CVE-2004-2698 json
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel…
published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2688
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
Patch / fix
- imwheel Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.0pre12-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2698
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-24398)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-24398 IMWheel 1.0 - Predictable Temporary File Creation local, 2004-08-23
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/12349
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/17082
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1011049
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/11008
vdb-entry
- caughq.org /advisories/CAU-2004-0002.txt
- imwheel.sourceforge.net /files/DEVELOPMENT.txt
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0914.html
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/9111
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-2698
- NVD CVE-2004-2698
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