Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory
Published Dec 14, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that 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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 31.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 19.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 24.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23278 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23429 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017385 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21592 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23278 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23429 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017385 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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