CVE-2005-0503 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting trusted environment variables in setuid/setgid applications using the uim library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0503?
CVE-2005-0503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 21 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
uim before 0.4.5.1 trusts certain environment variables when libUIM is used in setuid or setgid applications, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0503?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Uim Uim.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0503?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-0503 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0503 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0503, GHSA-p5v6-j4pp-pf2r.