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CVE-2005-4595
Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library in the current working directory.
Published: Dec 31, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gentoo | nview | 4.51 |
| gentoo | xnview | 1.70 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-q6x3-c9cx-g347
Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows...
References (16)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18235 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18240 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/22093
- http://www.osvdb.org/22094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087 Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23910
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18235 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18240 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml Patch
- http://www.osvdb.org/22093
- http://www.osvdb.org/22094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087 Patch
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.2 / 10
EPSS Score
0.42%
Top 65% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
28.9 / 100
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