CVE-2006-4842

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even…

published October 12, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
8%
Percentile
94.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07621 · 94.5th percentile
Published
2006-10-12T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 OCT 00:00Z
    The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even…
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