CVE-2005-0503 (GCVE-0-2005-0503)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-02-21 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 21:13
VLAI
Summary
uim before 0.4.5.1 trusts certain environment variables when libUIM is used in setuid or setgid applications, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/uim/2005-Fe… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12604 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/13981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2005-02-21 00:00
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