CVE-2006-6164
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 29, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 28, 2006
Description
The _dl_unsetenv function in loader.c in the ELF ld.so in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 does not properly remove duplicate environment variables, which allows local users to pass dangerous variables such as LD_PRELOAD to loading processes, which might be leveraged to gain privileges.
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
- [3.9] 016: SECURITY FIX: November 19, 2006vendor-advisory
- http://www.matasano.com/log/592/finger-79tcp-mcdonald-dowd-and-schuh-challenge-part-2/
- 20061123 Re: Lack of environment sanitization in the FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD dynamic loaders.mailing-list
- 22993third-party-advisory
- 21188vdb-entry
- [4.0] 005: SECURITY FIX: November 19, 2006vendor-advisory
- 20061122 Lack of environment sanitization in the FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD dynamic loaders.mailing-list
- 1017253vdb-entry
- openbsd-elf-privilege-escalation(30441)vdb-entry
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