CVE-2005-4278
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.
- Record
CVE-2005-4278- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.
- Record
CVE-2005-4278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4273 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4273- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2ph-fm4w-vfqw No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the portage group to gain privileges via a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory, which is part of the RUNPATH.
- Record
GHSA-f2ph-fm4w-vfqw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Larry Wall Perl, published December 16, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.