CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4278

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.

Risk Assessment

An attacker in the portage group can escalate privileges, threatening system confidentiality and integrity.

Recommendation

Update Perl to version 5.8.7-r1 or later. Restrict access to the portage group to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.

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