CVE-2005-0627 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 4 Mar 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious libraries in a world-writable build directory, bypassing standard library path settings.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-0627?

CVE-2005-0627 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Qt before 3.3.4 searches the BUILD_PREFIX directory, which could be world-writable, to load shared libraries regardless of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0627?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trolltech Qt.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0627?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2005-0627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96vr-52vh-8q5x.