CVE-2005-4595

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4595?: CVE-2005-4595 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4595?: To fix CVE-2005-4595, 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-2005-4595 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4595 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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