CVE-2005-4532

Description

scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when the operating system supports LD_PRELOAD mechanisms, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by creating a chroot directory in their home directory, hard linking to a system setuid application, and using a modified LD_PRELOAD to modify expected function calls in the setuid application.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18223	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16051	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18236	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-969	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18829	third party advisory
http://sublimation.org/scponly/#relnotes
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-17.xml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23874	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4532?: CVE-2005-4532 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4532?: To fix CVE-2005-4532, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4532 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4532 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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