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)
EPSS: 0.076 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Netscape Portable_runtime_api — versions 4.6.1, 4.6.2
- Sun Solaris — versions 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
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.