7.1
HIGH
CVE-2004-2778
Gentoo Ebuild Directory Traversal/Permission Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or execute restricted commands via navigating to the affected directories, or executing the affected commands.

INFO

Published Date :

June 27, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-2778 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gentoo portage
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-2778 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141619
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396153
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58611
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607426
    Added Reference https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607430
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607430 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607430 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58611 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58611 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141619 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141619 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607426 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607426 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396153 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396153 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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