CVE-2005-4595

N/A
Published: January 1, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorXnviewNview

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18235
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18240
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/22093
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/22094

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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