CVE-2006-0196 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via a buffer overflow in slsnif triggered by a long HOME environment variable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0196?
CVE-2006-0196 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Serial line sniffer (aka slsnif) 0.4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a long value of the HOME environment variable, possibly because of a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0196?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Serial Line Sniffer Serial Line Sniffer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0196?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0196 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0196 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5cm-qwgj-832c.