PT-2004-2085 · Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search · Gimps

Published 2004-12-01 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-1116

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) versions 23.9 and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to gain privileges by modifying user-owned programs that are executed with root privileges by the init scripts.

Recommendations: For GIMPS versions 23.9 and earlier, consider restricting the execution of user-owned programs by the init scripts until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, review and monitor user-owned programs for any modifications to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1116

Affected Products

Gimps

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1116 · Security Note
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18149 · Note