CVE-2007-4432 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 20 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating environment variables in SUSE Linux wrapper scripts.

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-2007-4432?

CVE-2007-4432 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 20 Aug 2007. 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 the wrapper scripts for the (1) rug, (2) zen-updater, (3) zen-installer, and (4) zen-remover programs on SUSE Linux 10.1 and Enterprise 10 allows local users to gain privileges via modified (a) LD_LIBRARY_PATH and (b) MONO_GAC_PREFIX environment variables.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4432?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Novell Suse Linux, Suse Suse Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4432?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4432 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-4432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjq5-93qv-57v9.