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CVE-2004-2073
Linux-VServer 1.24 allows local users with root privileges on a virtual server to gain access to the filesystem outside the virtual server…
High7.2EPSS 3.1%
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- mitre
Description
Linux-VServer 1.24 allows local users with root privileges on a virtual server to gain access to the filesystem outside the virtual server via a modified chroot-again exploit using the chmod command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 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
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20040206 Linux 2.4.24 with vserver 1.24 exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 9596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.linux-vserver.org/index.php?page=ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 10816 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- linux-vserver-gain-privileges(15073) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3875 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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