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HistoryOct 12, 2006 - 12:07 a.m.

CVE-2006-4842

2006-10-1200:07:00
CWE-20
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
37
cve-2006-4842
netscape portable runtime
nspr
api
sun solaris 10
setuid programs
environment variables
file overwrite

CVSS2

3.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

73.7%

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
netscapeportable_runtime_apiMatch4.6.1
OR
netscapeportable_runtime_apiMatch4.6.2
Node
sunsolarisMatch10.0sparc
VendorProductVersionCPE
netscapeportable_runtime_api4.6.1cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscapeportable_runtime_api4.6.2cpe:2.3:a:netscape:portable_runtime_api:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sunsolaris10.0cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

3.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.004

Percentile

73.7%