CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3581

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in GDAL before version 1.3.0-r1 allows local users in the portage group to escalate 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.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a local user in the portage group can gain higher privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized system access or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade GDAL to version 1.3.0-r1 or later to eliminate the vulnerability related to adding unsafe search paths.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

GDAL before 1.3.0-r1 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