What is the severity of CVE-2005-4741?

CVE-2005-4741 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4741?

To address CVE-2005-4741, update to a patched version of NetBSD that resolves the vulnerability.

Who is affected by CVE-2005-4741?

CVE-2005-4741 affects local users on NetBSD versions 1.6 through 2.1 and NetBSD-current before 20051031.

What does CVE-2005-4741 exploit?

CVE-2005-4741 exploits the ability to attach a debugger to a setuid/setgid process during an exec without resetting real credentials.

What types of processes are involved in CVE-2005-4741?

CVE-2005-4741 involves setuid and setgid processes in the NetBSD operating system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-4741

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/2005

3/10/2022

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-4741

First published: Sat Dec 31 2005(Updated: )

NetBSD 1.6, NetBSD 2.0 through 2.1, and NetBSD-current before 20051031 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching a debugger to a setuid/setgid (P_SUGID) process that performs an exec without a reset of real credentials.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6.1
NetBSD NetBSD	=1.6.2
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.0.3
NetBSD NetBSD	=2.1

Remedy

http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/10/31/0001.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4741?
CVE-2005-4741 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4741?
To address CVE-2005-4741, update to a patched version of NetBSD that resolves the vulnerability.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-4741?
CVE-2005-4741 affects local users on NetBSD versions 1.6 through 2.1 and NetBSD-current before 20051031.
What does CVE-2005-4741 exploit?
CVE-2005-4741 exploits the ability to attach a debugger to a setuid/setgid process during an exec without resetting real credentials.
What types of processes are involved in CVE-2005-4741?
CVE-2005-4741 involves setuid and setgid processes in the NetBSD operating system.

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