VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0224
Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.74%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration file name).
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.74% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libast/libast
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/libast/?branch_id=17907&release_id=217840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18586
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18632
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18916
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029
- http://www.osvdb.org/22735
- http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0314
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24303
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/libast/?branch_id=17907&release_id=217840
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18586
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18632
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18916
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029
- http://www.osvdb.org/22735
- http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.