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CVE-2004-0850

Star before 1.5_alpha46 does not drop the effective user ID (euid) before calling external programs, which could allow local users to gain…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known

Star before 1.5_alpha46 does not drop the effective user ID (euid) before calling external programs, which could allow local users to gain privileges by modifying the RSH environment variable to reference a malicious program.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • securitytracker.com /id?1011195 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17297 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/339089 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/11141 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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