CVE-2004-0850

Description

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0850?: CVE-2004-0850 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0850?: To fix CVE-2004-0850, 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-2004-0850 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0850 is being actively exploited. 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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