VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2004-2611
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2004-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The Change Permissions function in the Sophster suite before 0.9.6 28 May 2004 (aka 0.9.6-r5), possibly including Sophster, FreeSophster, and FreeSophsterPAM, removes the (1) setuid, (2) setgid, and (3) sticky bits when changing a file, which might allow attackers to gain privileges or conduct other unauthorized activities.