CVE-2006-1566 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing malicious libraries in a specific temporary directory due to an insecure RPATH setting in the tunepimp Perl module.
- 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-2006-1566?
CVE-2006-1566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Mar 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 libtunepimp-perl 0.4.2-1 in Debian GNU/Linux includes an RPATH value under the /tmp/buildd directory for the tunepimp.so module, which might allow local users to gain privileges by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4p3-wf54-h779.