CVE-2006-6418
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| hp / tru64 | 4.0f-pk8 | 4.0f-pk8.x |
| hp / tru64 | 5.1a-pk6 | 5.1a-pk6.x |
| hp / tru64 | 4.0g-pk4 | 4.0g-pk4.x |
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22743
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017211
- http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4483
- http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30178
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