fkie_cve-2006-6165
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2006-11-29 01:28
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Summary
ld.so in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and possibly other BSD distributions does not remove certain harmful environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing certain environment variables to loading processes. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, stating that it is the responsibility of the application to properly sanitize the environment
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 6.2
netbsd netbsd 2.0.4



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  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "32FCB0B3-8FBE-49FA-B17E-0D5462C9E5B4",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "cveTags": [
    {
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "disputed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "ld.so in FreeBSD, NetBSD, and possibly other BSD distributions does not remove certain harmful environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by passing certain environment variables to loading processes.  NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, stating that it is the responsibility of the application to properly sanitize the environment"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "** IMPUGNADA ** ld.so en FreeBSD, NetBSD, u posiblemente otras distribuciones BSD no borran ciertas variables de entorno perjudiciales, lo cual permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios pasando cierta variables de entorno a procesos de carga. NOTA: este asunto ha sido impugnado por una tercera parte, afirmando que es responsabilidad de la aplicaci\u00f3n limpiar adecuadamente el entorno."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-6165",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": true,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "type": "Secondary"
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  },
  "published": "2006-11-29T01:28:00.000",
  "references": [
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452371/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452428/100/0/threaded"
    },
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      ],
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      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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