# CVE-2004-1162: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can bypass access restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via unison command flags in scponly.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-44fx-h63q-q327

## What is CVE-2004-1162?

CVE-2004-1162 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 10 Dec 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The unison command in scponly before 4.0 does not properly restrict programs that can be run, which could allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via the (1) -rshcmd or (2) -sshcmd flags.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1162?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Gentoo Linux, Scponly Scponly.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1162 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-2004-1162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1162 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 10 Dec 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1162 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-2004-1162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1162/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1162

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1162/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.