# CVE-2004-0850: Star before 1.5\_alpha46 does not drop the effective user ID (euid) before calling external programs, which could allow local users to gain p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-24 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Star before 1.5_alpha46 does not drop the effective user ID (euid) before calling external programs, which could allow local users to gain privileges by modifying the RSH environment variable to reference a malicious program.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011195
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17297
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339089
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-11.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11141

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