Description
Qt before 3.3.4 searches the BUILD_PREFIX directory, which could be world-writable, to load shared libraries regardless of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75181Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12695Patch
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75181Patch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12695Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified