CVE-2006-3813 Path traversal in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files with debugging information due to a missing security patch in the Perl package.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-3813?

CVE-2006-3813 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 11 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A regression error in the Perl package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 omits the patch for CVE-2005-0155, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files with debugging information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3813?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (12)
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4
perl-suidperl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions3:5.8.5-36.RHEL4

Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3813?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2006-3813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-h95j-w8vr-v949, RHSA-2006:0605.

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