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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-3254 · published 18 October 2005

CVE-2005-3254: Nathan neulinger cgiwrap vulnerability

NNathan Neulinger · Cgiwrap

The CGIwrap program before 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum value of 100 for a UID to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs that are greater than the minimum value, which should be 1000 on Debian systems.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.6% · top 15.0%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The CGIwrap program before 3.9 on Debian GNU/Linux uses an incorrect minimum value of 100 for a UID to determine whether it can perform a seteuid operation, which could allow attackers to execute code as other system UIDs that are greater than the minimum value, which should be 1000 on Debian systems.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-announce/2005-August/000003.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-announce/2005-August/000003.html PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-3254), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.