Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-2698
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2698
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2004-2698
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2004-2698
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2004-2698
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http://imwheel.sourceforge.net/files/DEVELOPMENT.txt
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http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2004-0002.txt
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1011049
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11008
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0914.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17082
Products affected by CVE-2004-2698
- cpe:2.3:a:imwheel:imwheel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*