CVE-2006-4842
The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| netscape / portable_runtime_api | 4.6.2 | 4.6.2.x |
| netscape / portable_runtime_api | 4.6.1 | 4.6.1.x |
| sun / solaris | 10.0 | 10.0.x |
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22348
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448691/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20471
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29489
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1819
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433/
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