CVE-2005-4595

Untrusted search path vulnerability (RPATH) in XnView 1.70 and NView 4.51 on Gentoo Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library in the current working directory.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4595 is rated Moderate Risk (40.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4595

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.42% +0.35%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4595

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4595

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4595

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2005-4595: 1 GLSA(s) (200512-18), 1 atom(s) (x11-misc/xnview); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-4595

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4595

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gentoo nview 4.51 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:nview:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo xnview 1.70 cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:xnview:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4595

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