CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1074

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory.

Risk Assessment

There is a risk that the icsuser account could gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to avoid using relative pathnames in installations and to restrict the permissions of the icsuser account to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory.

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