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CVE-2006-6418

 

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

Desbordamiento de búfer en la biblioteca POSIX Threads (libpthread) sobre HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, y 5.1A PK6 permite a un usuario local ganar privilegios de root a través de una variable de entorno PTHREAD_CONFIG larga.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-12-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-12-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Hp
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Tru64
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4.0f
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pk8
Affected
Hp
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Tru64
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4.0g
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pk4
Affected
Hp
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Tru64
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5.1a
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pk6
Affected