| Name | CVE-2004-0851 |
| Description | The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-559-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-acct (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 0.71-9.1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 0.71-11 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| net-acct | source | woody | 0.71-5woody1 | DSA-559-1 | ||
| net-acct | source | (unstable) | 0.71-7 |