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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cdrecord | Cdrtools | 1.11 (including) | 1.11 (including) |
| Cdrecord | Cdrtools | 2.0 (including) | 2.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | RedHat | * | |
| Cdrkit | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Cdrkit | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091
- http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2004/Sep/0097.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12481/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011091
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2004-09/0108.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/700326
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:091
- http://www.securityfocus.org/bid/11075
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9805