security flaw
Published Mar 7, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
initscripts-0:7.31.30.EL-1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0015
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
initscripts-0:7.93.24.EL-1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0016
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | initscripts-0:7.31.30.EL-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0015 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | initscripts-0:7.93.24.EL-1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0016 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19162 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015732 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17038 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3629 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617831 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25374 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3629
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11198 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3629
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.