Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2000-1073 is a local privilege escalation issue in the csstart program from iCal 2.1 Patch 2. A local user may be able to make csstart run an attacker-controlled cshttpd program with root privileges. This matters mainly for legacy hosts where this old software remains installed. Exposure is likely limited to legacy systems running iCal 2.1 Patch 2 with csstart installed and usable by local users. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, so inventory validation is required before assuming exposure. Prioritize only if the organization still operates this legacy iCal software on shared or multi-user systems. The business risk is root compromise after local access, but modern exposure is likely narrow and inventory-dependent. Mitigation focus: Check the AtStake/vendor advisory for any named patch or configuration guidance.; Remove or retire iCal 2.1 Patch 2 where it is no longer required.; Restrict local user access on hosts running the affected csstart component..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ical-csstart-gain-access(5757)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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