CVE-2003-0949

xsok 1.02 does not properly drop privileges before finding and executing the "gunzip" program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2004-02-03

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Xsok (Michael Bischoff)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-405
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9321
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14098