Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 10.0 cause the working directory to be added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) liferea or (2) banshee.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4791 is rated Low Risk (21/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.15% | 0.44% | +0.29% |
| 2 | 2025-05-28 | 0.08% | 0.15% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.08% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2005-4791 low priority: Debian including 2 source packages (beagle, liferea), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4791 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4791 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | suse_linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |