{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-w2mw-45j6-m2cq",
  "modified": "2023-12-31T00:30:27Z",
  "published": "2023-08-14T06:30:21Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-40303"
  ],
  "details": "GNU inetutils through 2.4 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id() family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the activities of the process.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40303"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/inetutils"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git/commit/?id=e4e65c03f4c11292a3e40ef72ca3f194c8bffdd6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00013.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2023-07/msg00000.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/30/4"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-252"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-14T05:15:10Z"
  }
}