CVE-2006-6495

Published Dec 13, 2006

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via large precision padding values in a format string specifier in the format parameter of the doprf function. NOTE: this issue normally does not cross privilege boundaries, except in cases of external introduction of malicious message files, or if it is leveraged with other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-6494.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.6
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
2.7
Vector string
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

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