CVE-2004-0318 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Load Sharing Facility (LSF) versions 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x. The flaw allows remote attackers within the local cluster to gain elevated privileges by manipulating the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation in the wild, an exploit (EDB-23743) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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