CVE-2006-7151 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing malicious libraries in specific subdirectories due to an untrusted search path in libtool-ltdl.
- 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-2006-7151?
CVE-2006-7151 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2007. 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 the libtool-ltdl library (libltdl.so) 1.5.22-2.3 in Fedora Core 5 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious library in the (1) hwcap, (2) 0, and (3) nosegneg subdirectories.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7151?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Libtool-Ltdl.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7151?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7151 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-2006-7151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m445-rw95-4322.