CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3254

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The CGIwrap program before version 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum UID value of 100 to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs greater than this minimum, while it should be 1000 on Debian systems.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation where an attacker could gain access to system accounts with UIDs above 100, potentially compromising system confidentiality and integrity.

Recommendation

Update the CGIwrap package to version 3.9 or later, which includes a fix setting the correct minimum UID value to 1000.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The CGIwrap program before 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum value of 100 for a UID to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs that are greater than the minimum value, which should be 1000 on Debian systems.

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