HIGH
Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges
Published Mar 18, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.24%
Description
Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges.
Affected products
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.24% 0.04243
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04243
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.24% (0.04243) | 90.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.24% (0.04243) | 89.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 6.99% (0.06988) | 91.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02936) | 85.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.26% (0.04256) | 81.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02936) | 85.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.39% (0.03390) | 91.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 3.39% (0.03390) | 91.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.72% (0.04725) | 91.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.07% (0.05073) | 91.65th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107756600403557&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9724 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15278 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107756600403557&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9724 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15278 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 17, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0318
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a