Unscored severity · published Dec 16, 2005
CVE-2005-4278
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Perl · Larry Wall
through 5.8.6; 5.3; 5.4; 5.4.5; 5.5; 5.5.3; +11 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4278
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4278
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17232
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-14.xml
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/20086
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15120
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2119
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