CVE-2004-1445

Description

A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the TMPDIR environment variable is not set, allows local users to gain privileges.

3.7

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.nessus.org/nessus_2_0.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16768	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12127/	third party advisory patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10784	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1445?: CVE-2004-1445 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1445?: To fix CVE-2004-1445, 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-2004-1445 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-1445 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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