Improper input validation in Netscape Portable Runtime API
CVE-2006-4842
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.076 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.076 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Netscape Portable Runtime API — versions 4.6.1, 4.6.2
- Sun Solaris — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/ (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22348 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1819 (signature, vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4842?
- CVE-2006-4842 is a vulnerability in Netscape Portable Runtime API, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2006-10-12.
- Is CVE-2006-4842 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.