CVE-2005-3629

high

Description

initscripts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly handle certain environment variables when /sbin/service is executed, which allows local users with sudo permissions for /sbin/service to gain root privileges via unknown vectors.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11198

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25374

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17038

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0016.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0015.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015732

http://secunia.com/advisories/19532

http://secunia.com/advisories/19162

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-12-31

Updated: 2017-10-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H