CVE-2006-6418 (GCVE-0-2006-6418)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-12-10 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-L… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22743 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2006-11-13 00:00
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