Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2916

artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
Published 2006-06-15 10:02:00
Updated 2024-01-21 01:42:34
Source MITRE
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Products affected by CVE-2006-2916

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2916

EPSS FAQ
0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 52 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2916

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.0
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
1.5
10.0
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST 2024-01-21

CWE ids for CVE-2006-2916

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-2916

  • Red Hat 2006-08-16
    Not vulnerable. We do not ship aRts as setuid root on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

References for CVE-2006-2916

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