CVE-2006-0576
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- maynard johnson/oprofile
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/oprofile/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424325/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16536
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10890
- http://www.redhat.com/magazine/012oct05/features/oprofile/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424325/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16536
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10890
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.