Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-4842 First vendor Publication 2006-10-11
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 3.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4842

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1819
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1819
Title: Security Vulnerability in the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API Affects Solaris
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-4842
Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2
Os 1

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2006-10-24 Sun Solaris Netscape Portable Runtime API 4.6.1 Local Privilege Escalation Vu...
2006-10-13 Sun Solaris Netscape Portable Runtime API 4.6.1 Local Privilege Escalation Vu...
2006-10-24 Solaris 10 libnspr - constructor Local Root Exploit
2006-10-16 Solaris 10 libnspr - LD_PRELOAD Arbitrary File Creation Local Root Exploit
2006-10-13 Solaris 10 (libnspr) - Arbitrary File Creation Local Root Exploit

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
29610 Netscape Portable Runtime Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2005-10-19 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 119213-36
File : solaris10_119213.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-19 Name : The remote host is missing Sun Security Patch number 119214-36
File : solaris10_x86_119214.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

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

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