CVE-2006-6495

Published Dec 13, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via large precision padding values in a format string specifier in the format parameter of the doprf function. NOTE: this issue normally does not cross privilege boundaries, except in cases of external introduction of malicious message files, or if it is leveraged with other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-6494.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6478 Stack-based buffer overflow in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via large precision padding values in a format string specifier in the format parameter of the doprf function. NOTE: this issue normally does not cross privilege boundaries, except in cases of external introduction of malicious message files, or if it is leveraged with other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-6494.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved
Dec 12, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 13, 2006, 1:28 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM