CVE-2006-6474

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23429	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30898	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23278	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017385	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5023	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21592	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6474?: CVE-2006-6474 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6474?: To fix CVE-2006-6474, 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-2006-6474 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6474 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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