CVE-2006-4245 Race condition in archivemail
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4245 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-4245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4245/index.md)
Insecure temporary file handling in archivemail allows attackers to exploit race conditions, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4245?
CVE-2006-4245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4245?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
archivemail openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.9.0-9.2 |
Products include Archivemail Project Archivemail, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4245?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2006-4245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4245 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpj6-mr3p-wcrr, openSUSE-SU-2024:10019-1.