CVE-2006-0576 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via PATH manipulation in OProfile when run with sudo.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0576?
CVE-2006-0576 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a modified PATH that references malicious (1) which or (2) dirname programs. NOTE: while opcontrol normally is not run setuid, a common configuration suggests accessing opcontrol using sudo. In such a context, this is a vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0576?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maynard Johnson Oprofile.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0576?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2006-0576 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0576 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xvh-2qpv-m4fg.