CVE-2006-5852

Public Exploit

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in openexec in OpenBase SQL before 10.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious helper binary, as demonstrated by (1) cp, (2) rm, and (3) killall, different vectors than CVE-2006-5327.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.18%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22742	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4404	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2738	exploit
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-1107a%5D.txt	exploit
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116296717330758&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5852?: CVE-2006-5852 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5852?: To fix CVE-2006-5852, 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-2006-5852 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5852 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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