CVE-2005-4442 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in OpenLDAP versions prior to 2.2.28-r3 on Gentoo Linux. This flaw allows local users within the 'portage' group to elevate 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 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and low attack complexity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.28_r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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