CVE DATABASE / CVE-2004-0806
CVE-2004-0806
CVSS 7.2 · HIGH
Summary
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.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 7.2 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | COMPLETE |
| Integrity | COMPLETE |
| Availability | COMPLETE |
Affected products
Cdrtools cdrecord
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References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091
- http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.