CVE catalog

CVE-2004-0996

cscope: CVE-2004-0996

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.15% · Oct 25, 2026

main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files 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
Debiancscopesid15.9-2fixed
Debiancscopeforky15.9-2fixed
Debiancscopetrixie15.9-2fixed
Debiancscopebookworm15.9-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiancscopesourcesid15.5-1.1not yet assignedNot reported[282815]
Debiancscopesourceforky15.5-1.1not yet assignedNot reported[282815]
Debiancscopesourcetrixie15.5-1.1not yet assignedNot reported[282815]
Debiancscopesourcebookworm15.5-1.1not yet assignedNot reported[282815]

[Debian bug #282815]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [cscope]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 15.9-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 15.5-1.1

      dsa · cscope · debian · bookworm; dsa · cscope · debian · 12

    • 15.9-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 15.5-1.1

      dsa · cscope · debian · bookworm; dsa · cscope · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [cscope]Fixed

    Source package: [cscope]

    Details (2)

    • 15.9-2 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 15.5-1.1

      dsa · cscope · debian · 13

    • 15.9-2+b2 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 15.5-1.1

      dsa · cscope · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]