VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0806
cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.73%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.73% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cdrtools/cdrecord
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091
- http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075Exploit, Patch
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091
- http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075Exploit, Patch
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.