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CVE-2004-1116

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The init scripts in Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) 23.9 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Affected products

• gentoo Linux: all versions

References

• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18149
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-26.xml
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18149

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