CVE-2006-1296

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Beagle 0.2.2.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious beagle-info program in the current working directory, or possibly directories specified in the PATH.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.74% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00047.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25303	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357392
http://secunia.com/advisories/19278	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17195	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/23942	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19336	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1296?: CVE-2006-1296 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1296?: To fix CVE-2006-1296, 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-2006-1296 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1296 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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