CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4443

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Gauche before version 0.8.6-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

The risk is that an attacker in the portage group can execute arbitrary code in the context of the Gauche process, potentially leading to privilege escalation and system compromise.

Recommendation

Update Gauche to version 0.8.6-r1 or later, and consider restricting access to the portage group to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Gauche before 0.8.6-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