CVE-2006-6418

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Published Dec 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:pk8::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0g:pk4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1a:pk6::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6401	Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.534% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22743
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211
http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hp Tru64

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved: Dec 9, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 11:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

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