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CVE-2005-4595
Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063
- http://www.osvdb.org/22093
- http://www.osvdb.org/22094
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18235
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23910
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18240
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
nview, xnview
Vulnerable Versions:
4.51, 1.70
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 1st, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.