CVE-2006-2916
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.39%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 30
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-273
Referencias
- http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221
- http://dot.kde.org/1150310128/
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/beast/2006-December/msg00025.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25059
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-22.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016298
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:107
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437362/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18429
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23697
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2357
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27221
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