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CVE-2005-4595
Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code via…
High7.2EPSS 0.42%
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Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library in the current working directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22093 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 22094 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 18235 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- xnview-rpath-gain-privileges(23910) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 16087 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 18240 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200512-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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