# CVE-2000-1073: csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 searches for the cshttpd program in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain root

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 searches for the cshttpd program in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse cshttpd program in a directory and calling csstart from that directory.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5757
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1769
- http://www.osvdb.org/7210
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt

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