CVE-2004-0806 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the cdrecord utility within the cdrtools package, affecting versions prior to 2.01. When cdrecord is installed setuid root, it fails to properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable. This flaw allows local users to gain root privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cdrtools:cdrecord:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cdrtools:cdrecord:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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