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CVE-2006-6495
Published: Dec 13, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ld.so.1 in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via large precision padding values in a format string specifier in the format parameter of the doprf function. NOTE: this issue normally does not cross privilege boundaries, except in cases of external introduction of malicious message files, or if it is leveraged with other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-6494.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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References
23317
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
23991
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20061212 Sun Microsystems Solaris ld.so 'doprf()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
third-party-advisory
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102724
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUNALERT
21564
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1017376
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
ADV-2006-4979
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1909
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
solaris-ld-doprf-bo(30848)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-019.htm
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