CVE-2006-3693

Public Exploit

Description

Rocks Clusters 4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via commands enclosed with escaped backticks (\`) in an argument to the (1) mount-loop (mount-loop.c) or (2) umount-loop (umount-loop.c) command, which is not filtered in a system function call.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.33%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://xavier.tigerteam.se/exploits/rocksumountdirty.py	exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27758	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19003	patch vdb entry exploit
http://xavier.tigerteam.se/advisories/TSEAD-200606-6.txt
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1242	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21065	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440126/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2833	vdb entry
http://xavier.tigerteam.se/exploits/rocksmountdirty.sh	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3693?: CVE-2006-3693 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3693?: To fix CVE-2006-3693, 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-2006-3693 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3693 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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