Description
changepassword.cgi in ChangePassword 0.8, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "make" program.
Published: 2004-12-22
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-1260 changepassword.cgi in ChangePassword 0.8, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "make" program.
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Changepassword Changepassword
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:46:12.259Z

Reserved: 2004-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1263

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1263

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