CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0655

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in rscsi in cdrtools 2.01 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges by specifying the target file as a command line argument, which is modified while rscsi is running with privileges.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system and potential deletion or modification of critical system files.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update cdrtools to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to rscsi only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

rscsi in cdrtools 2.01 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges by specifying the target file as a command line argument, which is modified while rscsi is running with privileges.

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