Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4655
Buffer overflow in the Strcmp function in the XKEYBOARD extension in X Window System X11R6.4 and earlier, as used in SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and Sun Solaris 8 through 10, allows local users to gain privileges via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable value.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4655
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4655
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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[email protected] |
References for CVE-2006-4655
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19905
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445579/100/0/threaded
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http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory/RISE-2006001.txt
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3529
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016806
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1545
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102570-1
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-195.htm
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1798
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3525
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28820
Products affected by CVE-2006-4655
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*