CVE-2006-4842
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 12, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 15, 2006
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20471vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-4016vdb-entry
- 20061011 Sun Microsystems Solaris NSPR Library Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerabilitythird-party-advisory
- 20061013 Re: iDefense Security Advisory 10.11.06: Sun Microsystems Solaris NSPR Library Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- 45433exploit
- nspr-api-file-create(29489)vdb-entry
- 22348third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1819vdb-entrysignature
- 102658vendor-advisory
- 1017050vdb-entry
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