CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1073

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 searches the current working directory for the cshttpd program, allowing local users to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse cshttpd program in that directory and calling csstart from there.

Risk Assessment

Local users can gain unauthorized access to administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to directories where the csstart program may be executed and to monitor and control user permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 searches for the cshttpd program in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse cshttpd program in a directory and calling csstart from that directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS