CVE-2006-6418 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

Published: 2006-12-10

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:pk8::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0g:pk4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1a:pk6::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6401	Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00533.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22743
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211
http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Tru64

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-10T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:26:46.153Z

Reserved: 2006-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6418

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-10T11:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:33:05.627

Link: CVE-2006-6418

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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