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CVE-2005-3629

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2005-3629
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.39%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

initscripts in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly handle certain environment variables when /sbin/service is executed, which allows local users with sudo permissions for /sbin/service to gain root privileges via unknown vectors.