CVE-2004-0559

The maketemp.pl script in Usermin 1.070 and 1.080 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files at install time via a symlink attack on the /tmp/.usermin directory.

Published: 2004-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0559 is rated Low Risk (15.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0559

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0559

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0559

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0559

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0559: 1 GLSA(s) (200409-15), 2 atom(s) (app-admin/usermin, app-admin/webmin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0559
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0559 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (usermin), 1 status rows across 1 suites (upstream): needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0559

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0559

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
usermin usermin 1.000 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.010 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.020 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.030 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.030:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.040 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.040:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.051 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.051:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.060 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.060:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.070 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.070:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
usermin usermin 1.080 cpe:2.3:a:usermin:usermin:1.080:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.00 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.50 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.60 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.70 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.80 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.0.90 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.1.00 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.1.30 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.1.40 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webmin webmin 1.1.50 cpe:2.3:a:webmin:webmin:1.1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0559

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