Unscored severity · published Dec 13, 2006
CVE-2006-6494
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the LANG environment variable that points to a locale file containing attacker-controlled format string specifiers.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6494
Patch
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=449
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23317
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017376
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102724-1
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21564
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4979
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