CVE catalog

CVE-2004-0422

flim: CVE-2004-0422

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

flim before 1.14.3 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files of the Emacs user via a symlink attack.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianflimsid1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1fixed
Debianflimforky1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1fixed
Debianflimtrixie1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1fixed
Debianflimbookworm1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianflimsourcesid1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianflimsourceforky1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianflimsourcetrixie1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianflimsourcebookworm1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [flim]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1

      dsa · flim · debian · bookworm; dsa · flim · debian · 12

    • 1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1

      dsa · flim · debian · bookworm; dsa · flim · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [flim]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1

      dsa · flim · debian · 13

    • 1:1.14.9+0.20230205-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.14.6+0.20040415-1

      dsa · flim · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]