CVE-2004-0850

Published: Dec 23, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Star before 1.5_alpha46 does not drop the effective user ID (euid) before calling external programs, which could allow local users to gain privileges by modifying the RSH environment variable to reference a malicious program.

Affected (1)

Products: Joerg Schilling: Star Tape Archiver

Joerg Schilling

1 product

Star Tape Archiver

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Joerg Schilling Star Tape Archiver	Version 1.5_a45

References (10)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195