CVE-2006-0043

Description

Buffer overflow in the realpath function in nfs-server rpc.mountd, as used in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving mount requests and symlinks.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.13%

Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0348	vdb entry
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0007.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18614	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18638	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-975	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16388	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=350020
http://secunia.com/advisories/18889	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24347	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0043?: CVE-2006-0043 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0043?: To fix CVE-2006-0043, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0043 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0043 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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