CVE-2005-4442 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 21 Dec 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Local users in the portage group can gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory.

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

What is CVE-2005-4442?

CVE-2005-4442 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openldap Openldap, published on 21 Dec 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in OpenLDAP before 2.2.28-r3 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4442?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openldap Openldap.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-4442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4rj4-mjp8-mcgg.