CVE-2004-0975

The der_chop script in the openssl package in Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 through 2.1 and other operating systems allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Published: 2005-02-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0975 is rated Low Risk (15.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). 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-2004-0975

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% 0.08% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.04% -1.24%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0975

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-2004-0975

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0975

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0975 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openssl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0975
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0975
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0975 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (openssl, openssl097), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 6, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0975

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2004-0975

  • Red Hat (2007-03-14T00:00:00)

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0975

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mandrakesoft mandrake_multi_network_firewall 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6a cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6b cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6c cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6d cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6e cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6f cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6g cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6h cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6i cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6j cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6k cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6l cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.6m cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.7c cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openssl openssl 0.9.7d cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.7d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux — cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
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-2004-0975

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