CVE-2004-2698
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local...
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
- Record
CVE-2004-2698- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
- Record
CVE-2004-2698- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2688 No score
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2688- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64gr-p8q7-hc37 No score
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local...
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
- Record
GHSA-64gr-p8q7-hc37- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
- Record
CVE-2004-2698- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-2698 No score
Race condition in IMWheel 1.0.0pre11 and earlier, when running with the -k option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (IMWheel crash) and possibly modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imwheel.pid file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2698- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IMWheel 1.0 - Predictable Temporary File Creation | 2004-08-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2698 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Imwheel, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in imwheel 1.0.0pre12-1.