Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-0395 (CCN-16273)

Assigned:2004-05-30
Published:2004-05-30
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the configuration file does not exist, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a system call.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-0395

Source: CCN
Type: SourceForge.net
SourceForge.net: Project Info - GATOS

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-509

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-509
gatos -- privilege escalation

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6501
Debian GATOS xatitv Initialization Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
10437

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10437
Gatos xatitv Missing Configuration File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gatos-xatitv-gain-privileges(16273)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gatos-xatitv-gain-privileges(16273)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gatos:gatos:.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gatos:gatos:.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:509
    V
    privilege escalation
    2004-05-29
    BACK
    gatos gatos .5
    gatos gatos .5
    debian debian linux 3.0