Unscored CVE-2004-1116 EUVD-2004-1114GHSA-cv2x-fmr4-w64h

The init scripts in Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which a…

Published Dec 1, 2004 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The init scripts in Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

References

GLSA-200411-26 vendor-advisory
seti@home-gain-privileges(18149) vdb-entry