CVE-2005-4279

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Published Dec 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qt-UnixODBC before 3.3.4-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:qt-unixodbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4274	Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qt-UnixODBC before 3.3.4-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.397% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17232
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-14.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/20087
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15120
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2119

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Qt-unixodbc

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 16, 2005, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:38 PM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 16, 2005, 11:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:18 PM

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