CVE-2004-0806

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.44%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory fedora.us Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075	patch vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.html	exploit mailing list
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.html	exploit mailing list
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0806?: CVE-2004-0806 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0806?: To fix CVE-2004-0806, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0806 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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