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CVE-2005-3629 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.2 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
http://secunia.com/advisories/19162 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19162 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
http://secunia.com/advisories/19532
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015732 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015732 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0015.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0016.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0016.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17038
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25374
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25374
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11198
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11198

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3629
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.