CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3580

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in QDBM before version 1.8.33-r2 allows local users in the portage group to escalate privileges by placing a shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is added to the search path allowing it to be loaded at runtime.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves privilege escalation by a local user in the portage group, potentially leading to unauthorized system access or execution of malicious code with elevated privileges.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update QDBM to version 1.8.33-r2 or later, and restrict access to the portage group to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

QDBM before 1.8.33-r2 allows local users in the portage group to increase privileges via a shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is added to the search path allowing objects in it to be loaded at runtime.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS