Is CVE-2004-0966 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-0966 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-0966?

CVE-2004-0966 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-0966?

CVE-2004-0966 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0966?

Upgrade gettext on debian 11 to 0.14.1-6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-0966

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

gettextDebian

Fixed in:0.14.1-6CVE-2004-0966

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Other references8

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