scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when the operating system supports LD_PRELOAD…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00433 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
| cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Scponly |
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Scponly
- cpe:2.3:a:scponly:scponly:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Scponly
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24xx-ff7h-g5rx
References
Advisory 2
More Scponly vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-06057 scponly 4.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended restrictions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2002-01391 scponly does not properly verify the path when finding the (1) scp or (2) sftp-server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01056 The unison command in scponly before 4.0 does not properly restrict programs that can be… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-04275 Argument injection vulnerability in scponlyc in scponly 4.1 and earlier, when both scp… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-4532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24xx-ff7h-g5rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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