CVE-2006-4842

N/A Unknown
Published: October 12, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22348
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

sun netscape

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