High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2017· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-2778

Description

Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of installed packages, which allows local users to read or write to restricted directories or execute restricted commands via navigating to the affected directories, or executing the affected commands.

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Affected products

File Project/Portage
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
File Project/Gentoollm-create

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory

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