Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in GIMPS Init Scripts

CVE-2004-1116 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The init scripts in Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

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