The (1) post and (2) trigger scripts in sysstat 4.0.7 and earlier allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0108.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0107 is rated Low Risk (29.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.07% | 0.39% | +0.32% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.07% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2004-0107 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sysstat), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0107 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0107 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | sysstat | 4.0.7-3 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sysstat:4.0.7-3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* |
| sgi | propack | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sgi | propack | 2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 4.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sysstat | sysstat | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sysstat:sysstat:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |