CVE-2006-6164 : The _dl_unsetenv function in loader.c in the ELF ld.so in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 do

The _dl_unsetenv function in loader.c in the ELF ld.so in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0 does not properly remove duplicate environment variables, which allows local users to pass dangerous variables such as LD_PRELOAD to loading processes, which might be leveraged to gain privileges.

Published 2006-11-29 01:28:00

Updated 2018-10-17 21:47:01

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Products affected by CVE-2006-6164

Openbsd » Openbsd » Version: 3.9
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Openbsd » Openbsd » Version: 4.0
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6164

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0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 24 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6164

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

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