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CVE-2004-0966

Publication date 9 February 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The (1) autopoint and (2) gettextize scripts in the GNU gettext package 1.14 and later versions, as used 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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gettext 7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.14.5-2ubuntu3
6.10 edgy
Fixed 0.14.5-2ubuntu3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.14.5-2ubuntu3

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5-1
    • gettext vulnerabilities
    • 27 October 2004

Other references