PT-2006-5293 · Xbiff2 · Xbiff2

Published 2006-08-31 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-4493

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions xbiff2 version 1.9

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information, such as login credentials, due to insecure file permissions of the $HOME/.xbiff2rc file created by xbiff2 in a user's home directory.

Recommendations For xbiff2 version 1.9, consider changing the file permissions of the $HOME/.xbiff2rc file to secure it and prevent unauthorized access. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4493

Affected Products

Xbiff2

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4493 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21686 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/28278 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3417 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19762 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28680 · Note