VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0071
The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.
MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ebuild for pinentry before 0.7.2-r2 on Gentoo Linux sets setgid bits for pinentry programs, which allows local users to read or overwrite arbitrary files as gid 0.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gentoo/app-crypt pinentry · gentoo/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18284
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/22211
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18284
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-01.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/22211
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16120Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.