# CVE-2004-1115: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain root privileges by modifying user-owned programs executed with root rights by SETI@home init scripts.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Dec 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h592-9w6c-hjgq

## What is CVE-2004-1115?

CVE-2004-1115 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 1 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1115?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gentoo Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1115?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1115 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1115 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1115 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux

- [CVE-2004-0914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0914/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1037/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1034/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0891/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-1337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1337/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1115 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1115 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 1 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1115 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gentoo Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1115/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1115/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1115
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1115
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1115

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1115/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.