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High severity · published Jun 27, 2017
CVE-2004-2778
Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or…
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or execute restricted commands via navigating to the affected directories, or executing the affected commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Portage · Gentoo
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
PO
Portage
Gentoo
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2778
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2778
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141619
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396153
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58611
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607426
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607430
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