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CVE-2006-4124

Date: August 14, 2006

The libXm library in LessTif 0.95.0 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the DEBUG_FILE environment variable, which is used to create world-writable files when libXm is run from a setuid program.

Severity Score

5.9

Related Resources (8)

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19430

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/21428

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28298

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3230

Url: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2144

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4124

Url: http://karol.wiesek.pl/files/lesstif-advisory.pdf

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2006-4124

Severity Score

5.9

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.9
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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