CVE-2006-2916

Description

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20899 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26506 vdb entry broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20868 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20786 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20677 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25059 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20827 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25032 third party advisory broken link
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt patch vendor advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html mailing list
http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/ not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2916?
CVE-2006-2916 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2916?
To fix CVE-2006-2916, 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-2006-2916 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2916 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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