CVE-2006-4842 EXPLOIT
3.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.6% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 3.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.62% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netscape | portable runtime api |
| sun | solaris |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Solaris - libnspr NSPR_LOG_FILE Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2018-09-18 |
| exploit-db | Solaris 10 libnspr - 'Constructor' Arbitrary File Creation Privilege Escalation (3) | 2006-10-24 |
| exploit-db | Sun Solaris Netscape Portable Runtime API 4.6.1 - Local Privilege Escalation (2) | 2006-10-24 |
| exploit-db | Solaris 10 libnspr - 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary File Creation Privilege Escalation (2) | 2006-10-16 |
| exploit-db | Solaris 10 libnspr - 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary File Creation Privilege Escalation (1) | 2006-10-13 |
| exploit-db | Sun Solaris Netscape Portable Runtime API 4.6.1 - Local Privilege Escalation (1) | 2006-10-13 |
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22348
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22348
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
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