CVE-2004-2335 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Macromedia installers and the e-licensing client on Mac OS X, impacting products like Contribute 2 and Studio. The AuthenticationService was installed with setuid permissions and was writable by other users, allowing local attackers to modify the program and gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:contribute:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:studio:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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