security flaw
Published Sep 14, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.73%
Description
cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Desktop version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2005:447
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2005:447
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2005:447
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2005:447
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2005:447 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2005:447 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2005:447 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2005:447 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. cdrecord is not shipped setuid and does not need to be made setuid with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4 packages.
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01725) | 76.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01725) | 74.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00544) | 65.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0806 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617296 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0806
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0806
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.