CVE-2005-0503

Severity Score

4.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

uim before 0.4.5.1 trusts certain environment variables when libUIM is used in setuid or setgid applications, which allows local users to gain privileges.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.6

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-02-21 CVE Reserved
2005-02-21 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/13981	2008-09-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12604	2008-09-10

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/uim/2005-February/000996.html	2008-09-10
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:046	2008-09-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Uim Search vendor "Uim"		Uim Search vendor "Uim" for product "Uim"				0.4.5 Search vendor "Uim" for product "Uim" and version "0.4.5"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				10.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "10.1"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				10.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "10.1"		x86_64		Affected