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CVE-2004-1115

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier...

7.2 High

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Record
CVE-2004-1115
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Record
CVE-2004-1115
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1113 No score

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Record
EUVD-2004-1113
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h592-9w6c-hjgq No score

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier...

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Record
GHSA-h592-9w6c-hjgq
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1115 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gentoo Linux, published December 1, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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