Vulnerability Details : 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 privileges by modifying the RSH environment variable to reference a malicious program.
Products affected by CVE-2004-0850
- cpe:2.3:a:joerg_schilling:star_tape_archiver:1.5_a45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0850
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 17 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2004-0850
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2004-0850
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089
Patch;Third Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml
star: Suid root vulnerability (GLSA 200409-11) — Gentoo security
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297
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