CVE-2004-2073

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-02-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux-VServer 1.24 allows local users with root privileges on a virtual server to gain access to the filesystem outside the virtual server via a modified chroot-again exploit using the chmod command.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/10816
http://www.linux-vserver.org/index.php?page=ChangeLog
http://www.osvdb.org/3875
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353003
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9596
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15073
http://secunia.com/advisories/10816
http://www.linux-vserver.org/index.php?page=ChangeLog
http://www.osvdb.org/3875
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353003
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9596
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15073

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