CVE-2006-6418 | BDVDB-2026-20813 Detail
Description#
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483
- http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22743
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.