CVE-2006-6418

Published: Dec 10, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.

Affected (3)

Products: Hp: Tru64

1 product

Tru64

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hp Tru64	Version 4.0f pk8
Hp Tru64	Version 4.0g pk4
Hp Tru64	Version 5.1a pk6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22743

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22743