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.
Published: 2005-10-05
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-895-1 New uim packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-3149 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:59.274Z

Reserved: 2005-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3149

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-10-05T22:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3149

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