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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-4790 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-4790: Novell suse linux vulnerability

Novell · Suse Linux

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 9.3 and 10.0, and possibly other distributions, cause the working directory to be added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) beagle, (2) tomboy, or (3) blam. NOTE: in August 2007, the tomboy vector was reported for other distributions.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.48% · top 61.0%
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.48%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
44References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 9.3 and 10.0, and possibly other distributions, cause the working directory to be added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) beagle, (2) tomboy, or (3) blam. NOTE: in August 2007, the tomboy vector was reported for other distributions.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188806
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189249
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199841
http://osvdb.org/39577
http://osvdb.org/39578
http://secunia.com/advisories/26480 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27608 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27621 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27799 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28339 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28672 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-12.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-14.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:064
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25341
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485224
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=362941
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36054
https://usn.ubuntu.com/560-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00206.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00913.html
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188806
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189249
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199841
http://osvdb.org/39577
http://osvdb.org/39578
http://secunia.com/advisories/26480 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27608 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27621 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27799 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28339 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28672 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-12.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-14.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:064
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25341
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485224
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=362941

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-4790), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.