CVE-2005-3254
The CGIwrap program before 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum value of 100 for a UID to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs that are greater than the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The CGIwrap program before 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum value of 100 for a UID to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs that are greater than the minimum value, which should be 1000 on Debian systems.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nathan neulinger/cgiwrap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-announce/2005-August/000003.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-announce/2005-August/000003.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.