PT-2004-2193 · Unknown · Changepassword

Published 2004-12-22 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-1263

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: ChangePassword version 0.8

Description: The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "make" program, specifically affecting the changepassword.cgi script in ChangePassword.

Recommendations: For ChangePassword version 0.8, consider removing the setuid installation to prevent exploitation until a proper fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the changepassword.cgi script to minimize the risk of arbitrary code execution.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1263

Affected Products

Changepassword

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1263 · Security Note
• http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/changepassword.txt · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18593 · Note