CVE-2004-1032 Path traversal in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 24 Nov 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can delete or create arbitrary files via path traversal in Fcron, potentially causing denial of service or data loss.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2004-1032?

CVE-2004-1032 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 24 Nov 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fcronsighup in Fcron 2.0.1, 2.9.4, and possibly earlier versions allows local users to delete arbitrary files or create arbitrary empty files via a target filename with a large number of leading slash (/) characters such that fcronsighup does not properly append the intended fcrontab.sig to the resulting string.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1032?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Gentoo Linux, Thibault Godouet Fcron.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1032?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2004-1032 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1032 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wm62-pxhj-2jmr.