What is the severity of CVE-2005-4595?

CVE-2005-4595 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4595?

To fix CVE-2005-4595, you should update to the latest versions of XnView and NView available from Gentoo.

Who is affected by CVE-2005-4595?

CVE-2005-4595 affects local users running XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4595?

CVE-2005-4595 is classified as an untrusted search path vulnerability.

What can attackers do with CVE-2005-4595?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2005-4595 to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious library in the current working directory.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-4595

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/2005

1/1/2006

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-4595

First published: Sat Dec 31 2005(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Gentoo Nview	=4.51
Gentoo Xnview	=1.70

Remedy

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4595?
CVE-2005-4595 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4595?
To fix CVE-2005-4595, you should update to the latest versions of XnView and NView available from Gentoo.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-4595?
CVE-2005-4595 affects local users running XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4595?
CVE-2005-4595 is classified as an untrusted search path vulnerability.
What can attackers do with CVE-2005-4595?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2005-4595 to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious library in the current working directory.

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