VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0177
Multiple buffer overflows in Cray UNICOS 9.0.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by (1) invoking /usr/bin/script with a long command line argument or (2) setting the -c option of /etc/nu to the name of a file containing a long line.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Cray UNICOS 9.0.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges by (1) invoking /usr/bin/script with a long command line argument or (2) setting the -c option of /etc/nu to the name of a file containing a long line.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.04% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cray/unicos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0343.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16205Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24276
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0343.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16205Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24276
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.