# CVE-2004-1000: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can delete arbitrary files or directories via symlink attacks in the lintian tool.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1000, DSA-630-1, GHSA-j94j-9h78-829f

## What is CVE-2004-1000?

CVE-2004-1000 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

lintian 1.23 and earlier removes the working directory even if it was not created by lintian, which may allow local users to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1000?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Debian Lintian.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1000?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-1000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-8829](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8829/): Deserialization in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-4014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4014/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4015/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1000 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1000 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2005. 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-2004-1000 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-2004-1000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1000/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1000
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1000
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1000

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1000/
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