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CVE-2005-4790

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4790 describes multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 9.3 and 10.0, potentially affecting other distributions, where the working directory is added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH. This flaw could allow local users to execute arbitrary code through applications like Beagle, Tomboy, or Blam. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access and moderate attack complexity to achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-4790

tomboy and blam uses insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
osvdb.org / 39577
osvdb.org / 39578
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/26480
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27608
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27621
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27799
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28339
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28672
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200711-12.xml
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200801-14.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36054
usn.ubuntu.com / 560-1
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00206.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00913.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/25341