PT-2006-7027 · Hewlett Packard+1 · Hp Tru64 Unix+1

Published 2006-12-10 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2006-6418

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HP Tru64 UNIX versions 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) that allows local users to gain root privileges by setting a long PTHREAD CONFIG environment variable.

Recommendations For HP Tru64 UNIX version 4.0F PK8, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For HP Tru64 UNIX version 4.0G PK4, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For HP Tru64 UNIX version 5.1A PK6, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the ability to set environment variables to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6418

Affected Products

Hp Tru64 Unix

Libpthread

References · 8

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22743 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6418 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21035 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211 · Note
• http://netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt · Note