VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0196
Unspecified vulnerability in Serial line sniffer (aka slsnif) 0.4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the HOME environment variable, possibly because of a buffer overflow.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Serial line sniffer (aka slsnif) 0.4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the HOME environment variable, possibly because of a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- serial line sniffer/serial line sniffer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18497
- http://shellcoders.com/sintigan/slsnif-ploit.plExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421583/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18497
- http://shellcoders.com/sintigan/slsnif-ploit.plExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421583/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24082
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.