CVE-2006-5852 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in openexec in OpenBase SQL before 10.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that references a malicious helper binary, as demonstrated by (1) cp, (2) rm, and (3) killall, different vectors than CVE-2006-5327.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.78% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbase international ltd | openbase |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Xcode OpenBase 10.0.0 (OSX) - Unsafe System Call Privilege Escalation | 2006-11-08 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116296717330758&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22742
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-1107a%5D.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4404
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2738
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116296717330758&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22742
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-1107a%5D.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4404
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2738
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