CVE-2004-2073 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Linux-VServer 1.24 allows local users with root privileges on a virtual server to gain access to the filesystem outside the virtual server via a modified chroot-again exploit using the chmod command.

Published: 2005-05-19

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:vserver:linux-vserver:1.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.21:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.22:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.23:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.24:::::::*

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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-2004-2065	Linux-VServer 1.24 allows local users with root privileges on a virtual server to gain access to the filesystem outside the virtual server via a modified chroot-again exploit using the chmod command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00305.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/10816
http://www.linux-vserver.org/index.php?page=ChangeLog
http://www.osvdb.org/3875
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353003
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9596
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15073

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vserver Linux-vserver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-19T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.551Z

Reserved: 2005-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2073

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-02-06T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-2073

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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