CVE-2005-4279 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Qt-UnixODBC before 3.3.4-r1 on Gentoo Linux. This flaw allows local users within the 'portage' group to escalate privileges by injecting a malicious shared object into the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:qt-unixodbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.