CVE-2006-6495

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…

published December 13, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00424 · 35.6th percentile
Published
2006-12-13T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 DEC 01:00Z
    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…
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