CVE-2006-6164
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
29/11/2006
Last modified:
17/10/2018
Description
The _dl_unsetenv function in loader.c in the ELF ld.so in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 does not properly remove duplicate environment variables, which allows local users to pass dangerous variables such as LD_PRELOAD to loading processes, which might be leveraged to gain privileges.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22993
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017253=
- http://www.matasano.com/log/592/finger-79tcp-mcdonald-dowd-and-schuh-challenge-part-2/
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ldso
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata39.html#ldso
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452371/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452428/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21188
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30441