CVE-2006-4316 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain root privileges by manipulating the Management server GUI to restart a malicious program with elevated permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4316?
CVE-2006-4316 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SSH Tectia Management Agent 2.1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges by running a program called sshd, which is obtained from a process listing when the "Restart" action is selected from the Management server GUI, which causes the agent to locate the pathname of the user's program and restart it with root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4316?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ssh Tectia Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4316?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4316 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4316 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q9m-cq5v-cp3v.