Local Privilege Escalation in SETI@home Project by University of California, Berkeley
CVE-2004-1115

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Gentoo

Status
Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2005

What is CVE-2004-1115?

The init scripts in the SETI@home project versions 3.08-r3 and earlier are susceptible to local privilege escalation. This vulnerability can be exploited by local users who modify user-owned programs to execute with root privileges, effectively allowing unauthorized access and control over the system. Users should assess their installations and apply necessary patches to mitigate this security risk.

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References

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18149
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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