CVE-2006-0576 | BDVDB-2026-15014 Detail

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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.

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1. Version 12006-02-08Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.