CVE-2005-4728 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious Mesa library in a specific directory due to an untrusted search path vulnerability in Amaya.
- 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-2005-4728?
CVE-2005-4728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in amaya 9.2.1 on Debian GNU/Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious Mesa library in the /home/anand directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4728?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Amaya.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4728?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4728 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4728 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c23-3vmv-9r2c.