# CVE-2005-4790: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting untrusted search paths in specific SUSE Linux applications.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 26 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xg82-h5j4-q6gx

## What is CVE-2005-4790?

CVE-2005-4790 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 26 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 9.3 and 10.0, and possibly other distributions, cause the working directory to be added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) beagle, (2) tomboy, or (3) blam.  NOTE: in August 2007, the tomboy vector was reported for other distributions.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4790?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Novell Suse Linux, Suse Suse Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-4790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-4790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Suse Suse Linux

- [CVE-2010-3912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3912/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3110/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2010-1507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1507/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-0803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0803/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-4432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4432/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-4790 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-4790 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 26 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Suse Suse Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4790/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4790/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4790
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4790
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4790

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