CVE catalog
CVE-2004-0851
net-acct: CVE-2004-0851
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026
The (1) write_list and (2) dump_curr_list functions in Net-Acct before 0.71 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | net-acct | sid | 0.71-11 | fixed |
| Debian | net-acct | trixie | 0.71-11 | fixed |
| Debian | net-acct | bookworm | 0.71-9.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | net-acct | source | sid | 0.71-7 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | net-acct | source | trixie | 0.71-7 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | net-acct | source | bookworm | 0.71-7 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [net-acct]Fixed
Details (2)
0.71-9.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.71-7dsa · net-acct · debian · bookworm; dsa · net-acct · debian · 12
0.71-9.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.71-7dsa · net-acct · debian · bookworm; dsa · net-acct · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [net-acct]Fixed
Details (2)
0.71-11· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.71-7dsa · net-acct · debian · 13
0.71-11· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.71-7dsa · net-acct · debian · 13
Observed: