Vulnerability in Lesstif
CVE-2006-4124
The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is used to create world-writable files when libXm is run from a setuid program.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Lesstif — versions 0.93.94
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdf (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/21428 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298 (vdb-entry)