CVE-2006-0646 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as other users by placing malicious libraries in the current directory when running linked applications.

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-2006-0646?

CVE-2006-0646 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 11 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ld in SUSE Linux 9.1 through 10.0, and SLES 9, in certain circumstances when linking binaries, can leave an empty RPATH or RUNPATH, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as other users via by running an ld-linked application from the current directory, which could contain an attacker-controlled library file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0646?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Suse Suse Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0646?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2006-0646 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0646 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-689v-jwr8-2x32.

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