CVE-2000-1073

high

Description

csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 searches for the cshttpd program in the current working directory, which allows local users to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse cshttpd program in a directory and calling csstart from that directory.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5757

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-1059

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1769

http://www.osvdb.org/7210

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-12-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00062