CVE-2006-7191 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute a malicious rm program via lamdaemon.pl.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-7191?
CVE-2006-7191 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 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 lamdaemon.pl in LDAP Account Manager (LAM) before 1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that points to a malicious rm program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7191?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ldap Account Manager Ldap Account Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7191?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-7191 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7191 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7191, GHSA-956h-rg8g-q33w.