high7.2
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 modify…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Joerg Schilling | Star Tape Archiver | Version 1.5_a45 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297