CVE-2004-1116 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2004-12-01

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1114	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00046.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18149

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-12-01T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:39:00.923Z

Reserved: 2004-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1116

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1116

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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