Vulnerability in Gentoo Linux
CVE-2004-1116
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gentoo Linux
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_GENTOO, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)