Vulnerability in Openldap
CVE-2005-4442
Untrusted search path vulnerability in OpenLDAP before 2.2.28-r3 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Openldap — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/18040/ (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-07.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15120 (Patch, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4442?
- CVE-2005-4442 is a vulnerability in Openldap. Published 2005-12-21.
- Is CVE-2005-4442 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.