CVE-2006-6474 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious libraries in the current working directory due to unsafe search path settings.
- 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-2006-6474?
CVE-2006-6474 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 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 McAfee VirusScan for Linux 4510e and earlier includes the current working directory in the DT_RPATH environment variable, which allows local users to load arbitrary ELF DSO libraries and execute arbitrary code by installing malicious libraries in that directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6474?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Virusscan.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-6474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6474 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-42xp-w6p2-r2j3.