4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-0646
SUSE Linux Linker Empty RPATH Runpath Local Privilege Escalation
Description

ld in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and SLES 9, in certain circumstances when linking binaries, can leave an empty RPATH or RUNPATH, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as other users via by running an ld-linked application from the current directory, which could contain an attacker-controlled library file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2006, 11:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 5, 2008, 8:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-0646 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse suse_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-0646.

URL Resource
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0003.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18811
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16581

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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