CVE-2004-0318 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers within the local cluster can gain privileges by exploiting the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable handling in LSF.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-0318?

CVE-2004-0318 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0318?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Platform Lsf.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-0318 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0318 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8p23-49qp-93f7.

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