Vulnerability in Gentoo Portage
CVE-2004-2778
Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or execute restricted commands via navigating to the affected directories, or executing the affected commands.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2778?
- CVE-2004-2778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Portage, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2004-2778?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.