CVE-2004-0318 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges.

Published: 2004-03-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 7.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0318	Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06988.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107756600403557&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9724
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15278

History

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Subscriptions

Platform Lsf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-03-18T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:17:13.723Z

Reserved: 2004-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0318

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-11-23T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:05:22.857

Link: CVE-2004-0318

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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