Description
Uim 0.4.x before 0.4.9.1 and 0.5.0 and earlier does not properly handle the LIBUIM_VANILLA environment variable when a suid or sgid application is linked to libuim, such as immodule for Qt, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=331620Patch
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001346.htmlPatch
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001347.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17043Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17572
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-895
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-03.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1946
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1947
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=331620Patch
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001346.htmlPatch
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001347.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17043Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17572
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015002
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-895
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-03.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1946
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1947
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 5, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified