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CVE-2005-1379

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The LAM runtime environment package (lam-runtime-7.0.6-2mdk) on Mandrake Linux installs the mpi user without a password, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Lam-Runtime: 7.0.6.2mdk

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111472262231060&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13431
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111472262231060&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13431

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