CVE-2005-4595

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Published Jan 1, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library in the current working directory.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:nview:4.51:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:xnview:1.70:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4590	Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library in the current working directory.

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% (0.417% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063
http://secunia.com/advisories/18235
http://secunia.com/advisories/18240
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/22093
http://www.osvdb.org/22094
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23910

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Nview Xnview

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 1, 2006, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved: Jan 1, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

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