CVE-2004-2611
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5),...
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5), possibly including Sophster, FreeSophster, and FreeSophsterPAM, removes the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, and (3) sticky bits when changing a file, which might allow attackers to gain privileges or conduct other unauthorized activities.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5), possibly including Sophster, FreeSophster, and FreeSophsterPAM, removes the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, and (3) sticky bits when changing a file, which might allow attackers to gain privileges or conduct other unauthorized activities.
- Record
CVE-2004-2611- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5), possibly including Sophster, FreeSophster, and FreeSophsterPAM, removes the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, and (3) sticky bits when changing a file, which might allow attackers to gain privileges or conduct other unauthorized activities.
- Record
CVE-2004-2611- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2602 No score
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5), possibly including Sophster, FreeSophster, and FreeSophsterPAM, removes the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, and (3) sticky bits when changing a file, which might allow attackers to gain privileges or conduct other unauthorized activities.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2602- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhg2-2jf9-5p9w No score
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5),...
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5), possibly including Sophster, FreeSophster, and FreeSophsterPAM, removes the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, and (3) sticky bits when changing a file, which might allow attackers to gain privileges or conduct other unauthorized activities.
- Record
GHSA-rhg2-2jf9-5p9w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2611 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Steven Schaefer Sophster, published December 31, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.