| Name | CVE-2004-0996 |
| Description | main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. |
| 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-610-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 282815 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cscope (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 15.9-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 15.9-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
Patch in debian bts from ubuntu is good. All other patches are crap.