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CVE-2005-0503

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.

Published

2005-02-21T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	uim	uim	0.4.5	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	10.1	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	10.1	Yes

References

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/uim/2005-February/000996.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/13981 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:046 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12604 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/uim/2005-February/000996.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/13981 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:046 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12604 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)