CVE-2004-0969
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux...
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2004-0969- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2004-0969- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0967 No score
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0967- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5c9-rvx3-whrv No score
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux...
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
GHSA-r5c9-rvx3-whrv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
CVE-2004-0969- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969 No score
The groffer script in the Groff package 1.18 and later versions, as used in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0969- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0969 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gentoo Linux, published October 20, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in groff 1.18.1.1-2.