CVE-2006-2194

Description

The winbind plugin in pppd for ppp 2.4.4 and earlier does not check the return code from the setuid function call, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing setuid to fail, such as exceeding PAM limits for the maximum number of user processes, which prevents the winbind NTLM authentication helper from dropping privileges.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:119	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26994	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1106	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20963	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20987	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20996	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20967	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18849	vdb entry patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-310-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2194?: CVE-2006-2194 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2194?: To fix CVE-2006-2194, 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-2006-2194 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2194 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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