CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1394

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Format string vulnerability in ArcGIS for ESRI ArcInfo Workstation 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the ARCHOME environment variable to (1) wservice or (2) lockmgr.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to unauthorized access to critical system resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update ArcGIS software to a version without this vulnerability and restrict access to environment variables for unprivileged users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in ArcGIS for ESRI ArcInfo Workstation 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in the ARCHOME environment variable to (1) wservice or (2) lockmgr.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS