CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1116

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The init scripts in Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a local user can gain full system control (root privileges), potentially compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Update GIMPS to a version later than 23.9 where this vulnerability is fixed, or manually modify the init scripts to prevent execution of user-owned programs with root privileges.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The init scripts in Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

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