ubuntu · CVE-2004-0806

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Priority: medium Published: 2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC Updated: 2025-07-17 16:34:04 UTC

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Tracker summary

CVE-2004-0806 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (cdrkit, cdrtools), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 3, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2, released 1.

Description:

cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program specified in the RSH environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges.

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