CVE-2004-2133 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious libraries in world-writable directories due to insecure RPATH settings in CVSup executables.
- 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-2004-2133?
CVE-2004-2133 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain third-party packages for CVSup 16.1h, such as SuSE Linux, contain untrusted paths in the ELF RPATH fields of certain executables, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code by causing cvsup to link against malicious libraries that are created in world-writable directories such as /usr/src/packages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2133?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cvsup Cvsup.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2133?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2133 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-2133 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2133 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34fh-h7r7-h3wg.