CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0806

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in cdrecord from cdrtools package before version 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable, allowing local users to gain privileges.

Risk Assessment

A local user can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges, leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update the cdrtools package to version 2.01 or later. If an update is not possible, remove the setuid bit from the cdrecord binary.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges.

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