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CVE-2004-0318
Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the…
High10.0EPSS 4.2%
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Description
Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20040223 Lam3rZ Security Advisory #2/2004: LSF eauth vulnerability leads to a possibility of controlling cluster jobs on behalf of other users (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 9724 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- lsf-eauth-process-hijack(15278) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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