CVE-2004-1445 json
A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the TMPDIR environment variable is not set, allows lo…
published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1441
- cvss
- 3.7
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the TMPDIR environment variable is not set, allows local users to gain privileges.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/10784 patch
- gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/12127/ advisory
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/12127/
third-party-advisory, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/10784
vdb-entry, patch
- nessus.org /nessus_2_0.html
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/16768
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-1445
- NVD CVE-2004-1445
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