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TI-2004-00361 Aliases CVE-2004-0395GHSA-9289-82mv-9386

The xatitv program in the gatos package does not properly drop root privileges when the…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0041 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gatos:gatos:.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.5VulnerableGatos
  • cpe:2.3:a:gatos:gatos:.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions .5 Vulnerable ·Gatos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0395
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9289-82mv-9386

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2005-00016 Buffer overflow in the exported_display function in xatitv in gatos before 0.0.5 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources