CVE-2005-4772

liby2util in Yet another Setup Tool (YaST) in SUSE Linux before 20051007 preserves permissions and ownerships when copying a remote repository, which might allow local users to read or modify sensitive files, possibly giving local users the ability to exploit CVE-2005-3013.

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-2005-4772 is rated Moderate Risk (48.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4772

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 0.28% 1.19% +0.91%
2 2025-03-19 0.24% 0.28% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4772

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4772

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4772

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
suse suse_linux_openexchange_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_openexchange_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_school_server gold cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_school_server:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_standard_server 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_standard_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_sled_beagle 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_sled_beagle:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:retail_solution:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:10.0:*:oss:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:10.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4772

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