CVE-2004-0966

The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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References

• MITRE
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

• USN-5-1
• gettext vulnerabilities
• 27 October 2004

Other references

• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0966