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TI-2005-00588 Aliases CVE-2005-0638GHSA-r884-j2c4-8c9q

xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

xloadimage before 4.1-r2, and xli before 1.17, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filenames for compressed images, which are not properly quoted when calling the gunzip command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03603 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 56

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14VulnerableXli
cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.15VulnerableXli
cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16VulnerableXli
cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17VulnerableXli
cpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:2.3:*:compact:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableAltlinux
cpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:2.3:*:junior:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableAltlinux
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·Xli
  • cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15 Vulnerable ·Xli
  • cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16 Vulnerable ·Xli
  • cpe:2.3:a:xli:xli:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17 Vulnerable ·Xli
  • cpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:2.3:*:compact:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Altlinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:altlinux:alt_linux:2.3:*:junior:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Altlinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 46 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 alphaVulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:spa:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.3:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:332 Released 2005-04-19 · Red Hat rating Low
    xloadimage security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.i386, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.i386, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.i386, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.i386, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.i386, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.i386, xloadimage-4.1-34.RHEL4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:332
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:332

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r884-j2c4-8c9q

References

Advisory 4

Other 3

Sources

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