First published: Sat Mar 27 2004(Updated: )
xine allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a bug report email that is generated by the (1) xine-bugreport or (2) xine-check scripts.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
xine | =1_beta9 | |
xine | =1_beta3 | |
xine | =1_rc0a | |
xine | =1_beta4 | |
xine | =1_rc3b | |
xine | =1_beta2 | |
xine | =1_rc3a | |
xine | =1_rc2 | |
xine | =1_beta10 | |
xine | =1_beta12 | |
xine | =1_beta11 | |
xine | =1_beta7 | |
xine | =1_beta8 | |
xine | =0.9.13 | |
xine | =1_rc1 | |
xine | =1_beta6 | |
xine | =1_beta1 | |
xine | =1_rc3 | |
xine | =1_beta5 |
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CVE-2004-0372 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
To fix CVE-2004-0372, users should upgrade to a patched version of the xine media player that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2004-0372 affects various versions of xine, specifically versions from 0.9.13 to 1_beta12.
CVE-2004-0372 is caused by a symlink attack that allows local users to exploit bug report emails generated by xine scripts.
CVE-2004-0372 is a local vulnerability, meaning it can only be exploited by users with local access to the system.