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 :

July 5, 2017, 6:40 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

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-2778.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141619 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396153 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58611 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607426 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=607430 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-2778 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-2778 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-2778 weaknesses.

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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