CVE-2004-1445 Race condition in n/a

Low 3.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in nessus-adduser to gain elevated privileges when TMPDIR is unset.

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-2004-1445?

CVE-2004-1445 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the TMPDIR environment variable is not set, allows local users to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nessus Nessus.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgjq-9pvc-q7fw.

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