CVE-2005-4532

Publication date 28 December 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

Description

scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when the operating system supports LD_PRELOAD mechanisms, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by creating a chroot directory in their home directory, hard linking to a system setuid application, and using a modified LD_PRELOAD to modify expected function calls in the setuid application.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
scponly 7.04 feisty
Fixed 4.6-1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 4.6-1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 4.6-1


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