CVE-2006-4842

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418 - Vendor Advisory () http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/22348 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/22348 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050 - () http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050 -
References () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1 - () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471 -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016 - Vendor Advisory () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819 -
References () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/ - () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/ -

Information

Published : 2006-10-12 00:07

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:16


NVD link : CVE-2006-4842

Mitre link : CVE-2006-4842

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-4842


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Products Affected

sun

  • solaris

netscape

  • portable_runtime_api
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation