CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4595

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An 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.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can hijack the application and execute malicious code, leading to privilege escalation or system integrity compromise.

Recommendation

Update to the latest version of XnView or NView that fixes the RPATH issue, or manually configure a secure library search path.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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