Vulnerability in Gentoo Linux
CVE-2004-1031
fcronsighup in Fcron 2.0.1, 2.9.4, and possibly earlier versions allows local users to bypass access restrictions and load an arbitrary configuration file by starting an suid process and pointing the fcronsighup configuration file to a /proc entry that is owned by root but modifiable by the user, such as /proc/self/cmdline or /proc/self/environ.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gentoo Linux
- Thibault Godouet Fcron — versions 2.0.1, 2.9.4
References
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11684 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-27.xml (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18076 (vdb-entry)