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gatos — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0395

The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the configuration file does not exist, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a system call.

Products
gatos
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.0.5-12
CVEs
CVE-2004-0395
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0395

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Dec 2004, 05:00 UTC

The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the configuration file does not exist, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a system call.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0395

gatos

Fixed versions: 0.0.5-12

gatos

Fixed versions: 0.0.5-12

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0395",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:24.674109828Z",
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      ]
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 393846,
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}