csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory
Published Jan 22, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.11%
Description
csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.11% (0.04107) | 90.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.11% (0.04107) | 89.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 6.46% (0.06463) | 90.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.33% (0.05328) | 89.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01501) | 87.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01501) | 87.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01501) | 85.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01053) | 81.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7209 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1769 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5757 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7209 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1769 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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