DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0851

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0851
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0851.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0851
Upstream
Published
2004-09-08T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:18:32.808984Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The (1) writelist and (2) dumpcurr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / net-acct

Package

Name
net-acct
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/net-acct?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.71-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0851.json"

Debian:12 / net-acct

Package

Name
net-acct
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/net-acct?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.71-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0851.json"

Debian:13 / net-acct

Package

Name
net-acct
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/net-acct?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.71-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0851.json"