CVE-2004-0755 Information disclosure in n/a
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0755 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-0755 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0755/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0755/index.md)
Local attackers can read session files due to insecure permissions, allowing them to steal session data and hijack user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0755?
CVE-2004-0755 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FileStore capability in CGI::Session for Ruby before 1.8.1, and possibly PStore, creates files with insecure permissions, which can allow local users to steal session information and hijack sessions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0755?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (32)
irb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-docs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-mode Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-tcltk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
irb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-docs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-mode Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-tcltk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
irb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-docs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-mode Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-tcltk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
irb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-docs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-mode Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
ruby-tcltk Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.6.8-9.EL3.2 |
Products include Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0755?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-0755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-537, GHSA-59m9-8c72-5426, RHSA-2004:441.