CVE-2006-3159

Description

pipe_master in Sun ONE/iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 2003) allows local users to read portions of restricted files via a symlink attack on msg.conf in a directory identified by the CONFIGROOT environment variable, which returns the first line of the file in an error message.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016416	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102496-1	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016312	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27220	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2633	vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/046920.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18749	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20919	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3159?: CVE-2006-3159 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3159?: To fix CVE-2006-3159, 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-2006-3159 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-3159 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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