CVE-2006-4842
Estado: ModificadaBaja (3.6)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 3.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 7.62%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 94
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
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 (2)
CWE
- CWE-20
Referencias
- 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.oval%3Adef%3A1819
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
- 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.oval%3Adef%3A1819
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
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