Vulnerability in Xbiff2
CVE-2006-4493
xbiff2 1.9 creates $HOME/.xbiff2rc in a user's home directory with insecure file permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as login credentials. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xbiff2 — versions 1.9
References
- secunia.com/advisories/21686 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/28278 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3417 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19762 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28680 (vdb-entry)