CVE-2006-2916

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local…

published June 15, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00385 · 31.3th percentile
Published
2006-06-15T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JUN 10:00Z
    artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local…
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