high
7.2
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2005-3582

First published: Wed Nov 16 2005(Updated: )

ImageMagick before 6.2.4.2-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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ImageMagick=4.2.7
ImageMagick=5.5.4.4
ImageMagick=6.2.2.5
ImageMagick=6.1.9.4
ImageMagick=6.1.3.7
ImageMagick=6.2.0.8
ImageMagick=5.5.7.31
ImageMagick=5.3.2
ImageMagick=6.0.6.2
ImageMagick=5.5.7q16
ImageMagick=6.0
ImageMagick=4.2.9
ImageMagick=5.3.4
ImageMagick=6.0.3.5
ImageMagick=6.2.3.6
ImageMagick=6.1.8.7
ImageMagick=5.4.5.1
ImageMagick=5.3.7
ImageMagick=6.0.5.3
ImageMagick=6.1.4.5
ImageMagick=6.1.6.9
ImageMagick=6.1.2.7
ImageMagick=5.2.0
ImageMagick=5.3.0
ImageMagick=5.5.2.5
ImageMagick=6.1.0.9
ImageMagick=5.5.3.2
ImageMagick=5.5.6
ImageMagick=6.0.4.4
ImageMagick=5.4.1.2
ImageMagick=5.3.1
ImageMagick=5.3.6
ImageMagick=5.2.6
ImageMagick=5.4.4.5
ImageMagick=5.4.6.3
ImageMagick=6.0.7.3
ImageMagick=5.5.7.35
ImageMagick=5.4.3.11
ImageMagick=5.3.8.2
ImageMagick=5.4.8.3
ImageMagick=6.2.1.7
ImageMagick=6.0.2.7
ImageMagick=6.0.0.7
ImageMagick=5.3.3
ImageMagick=5.4.0.5
ImageMagick=5.4.9.1
ImageMagick=5.5.7q8
ImageMagick=6.0.1.4
ImageMagick=5.3.9
ImageMagick=5.4.2.3
ImageMagick=5.3.5
ImageMagick=6.1.1.6
ImageMagick=5.5.5.3
ImageMagick=6.1.5.8
ImageMagick=6.1.7.5
ImageMagick=5.4.7.4
ImageMagick=6.0.8.3
ImageMagick=5.5.1.4

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/17427/

Remedy

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-02.xml

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2005-3582?

    CVE-2005-3582 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to escalate privileges.

  • How does CVE-2005-3582 exploit vulnerabilities in ImageMagick?

    CVE-2005-3582 exploits ImageMagick by allowing local users in the portage group to load shared objects from a insecure temporary build directory.

  • Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2005-3582?

    CVE-2005-3582 affects multiple versions of ImageMagick, specifically those before 6.2.4.2-r1, including versions 4.2.7, 5.5.4.4, and various 6.x versions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2005-3582?

    To fix CVE-2005-3582, upgrade ImageMagick to a version that is patched against this vulnerability, specifically 6.2.4.2-r1 or newer.

  • Is CVE-2005-3582 still a concern for current versions of ImageMagick?

    No, CVE-2005-3582 is not a concern for current versions of ImageMagick that have been updated beyond the vulnerable release.

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