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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:joerg_schilling:star_tape_archiver:1.5_a45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:49

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195 - () http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195 -
References () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml - () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml -
References () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089 - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089 - Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297 -

Information

Published : 2004-12-23 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03


NVD link : CVE-2004-0850

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0850

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-0850


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Products Affected

joerg_schilling

  • star_tape_archiver