CVE-2006-1587

Description

NetBSD 1.6 up to 3.0, when a user has "set record" in .mailrc with the default umask set, creates the record file with 0644 permissions, which allows local users to read the record file.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory NetBSD.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-007.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19465	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015847	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24258	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25581	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1587?: CVE-2006-1587 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1587?: To fix CVE-2006-1587, 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-2006-1587 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1587 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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