HIGH
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
Published Jan 1, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
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.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00417
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00417
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00417) | 33.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 33.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 77.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 77.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 75.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 54.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18235 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18240 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/22093 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/22094 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23910 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117063 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18235 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18240 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-18.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22093 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22094 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16087 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23910 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 1, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 1, 2006
Link CVE-2005-4595
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a