CVE-2004-1115: Gentoo Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The init scripts in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project 3.08-r3 and earlier execute user-owned programs with root privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the programs.

Affected products

Published 2005-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.