CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1474

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The slashem-tty program in the FreeBSD Ports Collection is installed with write permissions for the games group, allowing local users with games group privileges to modify slashem-tty and execute arbitrary code as other users.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the write permissions for the games group on the slashem-tty program to minimize the risk of unauthorized modifications.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

slashem-tty in the FreeBSD Ports Collection is installed with write permissions for the games group, which allows local users with group games privileges to modify slashem-tty and execute arbitrary code as other users, as demonstrated using a separate vulnerability in LTris.

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