CVE-2006-0071

Description

The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.

6.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/22211	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18284	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xml	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0071?: CVE-2006-0071 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0071?: To fix CVE-2006-0071, 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-2006-0071 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0071 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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