CVE-2004-0395

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    CVE-2004-0395

    Published: 6 Dec 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the configuration file does not exist, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a system call.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-509, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10437, http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-509, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10437, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16273

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High