CVE-2004-2133

Public Exploit

Description

Certain third-party packages for CVSup 16.1h, such as SuSE Linux, contain untrusted paths in the ELF RPATH fields of certain executables, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code by causing cvsup to link against malicious libraries that are created in world-writable directories such as /usr/src/packages.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14994	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0025.html	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9523	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107539776002450&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2133?: CVE-2004-2133 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2133?: To fix CVE-2004-2133, 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-2004-2133 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2133 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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