ghsa-c7x4-3f9v-h9qf
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 07:22
Modified
2025-04-09 03:32
Details

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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2006-4842"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2006-10-12T00:07:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-c7x4-3f9v-h9qf",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:32:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T07:22:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4842"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/22348"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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