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CVE-2004-0806

cdrecord in the cdrtools package before 2.01, when installed setuid root, does not properly drop privileges before executing a program…

High7.2EPSS 1.7%
Published
Updated
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mitre

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2004-0806, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.7% · top 22% 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 7.2.

Weakness

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Affected products

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