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7.2high

CVE-2005-3629

initscripts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly handle certain environment variables when /sbin/service is executed, which allo…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known

initscripts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly handle certain environment variables when /sbin/service is executed, which allows local users with sudo permissions for /sbin/service to gain root privileges via unknown vectors.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/19162 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/25374 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19532 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2006-0016.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11198 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1015732 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/17038 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2006-0015.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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