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TI-2004-00906 Aliases CVE-2004-1000GHSA-j94j-9h78-829f

lintian 1.23 and earlier removes the working directory even if it was not created by…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

lintian 1.23 and earlier removes the working directory even if it was not created by lintian, which may allow local users to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0035 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.2_0.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2_0.17.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:1.2_0.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2_0.17.1 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1000
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j94j-9h78-829f

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2009-03805 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03807 Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-03806 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-06337 Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2013-01248 Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3

Sources

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