CVE-2005-4278

High

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLarry Wall Perl
PublishedDec 16, 2005
First seenDec 16, 2005

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
larry_wall perlv ≤ 5.8.6, 5.3, 5.4, 5.4.5, 5.5, 5.5.3, 5.6.1, 5.8.0, 5.8.1, 5.8.3, 5.8.4, 5.8.4.1, 5.8.4.2, 5.8.4.2.3, 5.8.4.3, 5.8.4.4, 5.8.4.5—

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