TI-2004-02372 Aliases CVE-2004-2502 GHSA-62jm-23c8-x8jq

im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…

LOW 13Published 2005-10-25 · Updated 2024-08-08

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 · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

im-switch before 11.4-46.1 in Fedora Core 2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the imswitcher[PID] temporary file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00888 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:im-switch:im-switch::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Im-switch

cpe:2.3:a:im-switch:im-switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Im-switch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2502
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62jm-23c8-x8jq

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126940

Sources

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