CVE-2006-3941 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in Sun Grid Engine daemons to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2006-3941?
CVE-2006-3941 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the daemons for Sun N1 Grid Engine 5.3 and N1 Grid Engine 6.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (grid service shutdown) and possibly execute arbitrary code using buffer overflows via unknown vectors that cause (1) qmaster or (2) execd to terminate.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun N1 Grid Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3941 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-2006-3941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cfv-64r8-pvrv.