CVE-2005-3149 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Uim versions 0.4.x before 0.4.9.1 and 0.5.0 and earlier. This flaw arises from improper handling of the LIBUIM_VANILLA environment variable when a suid or sgid application linked to libuim is executed, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates low attack complexity but potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uim:uim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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