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CVE-2005-3346

7.2 · HIGH

Buffer overflow in the environment variable substitution code in main.c in OSH 1.7-14 allows local users to inject arbitrary environment variables, such as LD_PRELOAD, via pathname arguments of the…

Published Nov 20, 2005oshEPSS 0.85%

Overview

CVE-2005-3346 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting osh osh. It was published on November 20, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Buffer overflow in the environment variable substitution code in main.c in OSH 1.7-14 allows local users to inject arbitrary environment variables, such as LD_PRELOAD, via pathname arguments of the form "$VAR/EVAR=arg", which cause the EVAR portion to be appended to a buffer returned by a getenv function call.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from osh. Update osh to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refbugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338312Refpulltheplug.org/users/core/files/x_osh3.shRefsecunia.com/advisories/17527Refsecunia.com/advisories/17967Refwww.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-918Refwww.osvdb.org/20720Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/15370Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2378Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23091Refbugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338312

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3346?

CVE-2005-3346 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting osh osh. It was published on November 20, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2005-3346?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-3346?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from osh. Update osh to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-3346?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-3346 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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