6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-6382
Positive Software H-Sphere Symlink Log File Truncation (Local File Write)
Description

The control panel for Positive Software H-Sphere before 2.5.0 RC3 creates log files in a user's directory with insecure permissions, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2006, 9:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6382 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 Positive_software h-sphere
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-2006-6382.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23199 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21436 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30753

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6382 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6382 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30753 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30753 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6382 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6382 weaknesses.

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
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability