CVE-2006-4842

Public Exploit

Description

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.

Category

3.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.92% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/ exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22348 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819 signature vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4842?
CVE-2006-4842 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4842?
To fix CVE-2006-4842, 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-2006-4842 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4842 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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