CVE-2006-0224

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration file name).

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.22%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory rosiello.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/22735	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029	vendor advisory
http://freshmeat.net/projects/libast/?branch_id=17907&release_id=217840
http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0314	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18632	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350	vdb entry exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24303	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18916	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18586	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0224?: CVE-2006-0224 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0224?: To fix CVE-2006-0224, 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-2006-0224 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0224 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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