CVE-2004-0996
main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 1.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 33% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- Cscope 13.0/15.x - Insecure Temporary File Creation (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24749local, linuxpublished 17 Nov 2004Verified
- Cscope 13.0/15.x - Insecure Temporary File Creation (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24750local, linuxpublished 17 Nov 2004Verified
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Timeline
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- 29 days later
· 29 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- cscope-tmp-race-condition(18125) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2732 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20041118 Re: RX171104 Cscope v15.5 and minors - symlink vulnerability - advisory, exploit and patch. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-07-31 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20041117 RX171104 Cscope v15.5 and minors - symlink vulnerability - advisory, exploit and patch. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11697 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-610 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20041124 STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041122-09] cscope insecure temp file creation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20041118 Re: RX171104 Cscope v15.5 and minors - symlink vulnerability - advisory, exploit and patch. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 25159 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200412-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 26235 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0994 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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